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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: jim peter<jimpeters8@freenet.de>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:34:48 +0200
Subject: FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY NOW FOR THE DELIVERY.


Attn Dear;,
Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that
I have Paid the fees for your check. And I went to the bank to
confirm if the check has expired or getting near to expire and MR .KEN
HENRRY the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me that before the
cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to
cash the $1.500.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid
losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering
the $1.500.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with FEDEX
EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic,

MR.KEN HENRRY
the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of
$1.500.000.00 in cash for me.Then he also agreed to help me to Register
the Consignment with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY. Infact I thank God
very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As
for our agreement with the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY they promised
that your consignment will leave this Country Today ( FRIDAY or SATURDAY
) this week,But the Director of the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY said
that they need your contacts informations to able them meet up with you
immediately the Diplomatic Agent arrived to your Country.

FEDEX
EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC.
EMAIL ADDRESS
:(fedexprescourservben578@yahoo.fr)
TELEPHONE : (00229 937
72369)
CONTACT PERSON: REVEREND MAXWELL TOBBY.

Please, Send them
your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they
arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.


1.YOUR FULL NAME---
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE
NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE


Please make sure you send this needed info\'s to the Director general
of Fedex Express Courier Company Benin REV DR .MAXWELL N.TOBBY with the
address given to you.

Note.The Fedex Express Courier Company Benin
don\'t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an
Africa cloths. They don\'t know it contents money. this is to avoid them
delaying with the BOX. don\'t let them know that is money that is in
that Box.

I am waiting for your urgent response.

You can even call
the Director of Fedex Express Courier Company Benin with this line
(00229 937 72369)

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Mr.Peter Jimmy







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