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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: "emmanueleannaa2@terra.es" <emmanueleannaa2@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:03:52 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE: Quickly Contact FedEx Express For Your Package.


Dear good Friend,

How are you today? I hope all is going well with you and your Family. As fo=
r me and my house-hold, the good Lord is faithful to us as is by his Grace =
that I was able to complete the telegraphic bank wire transfer of the funds=
through the co-operation of a new partner from Australia. And I did not fo=
rget all your past efforts and attempts in assisting me transferring the fu=
nds despite that it failed us some how at that time.=20

Did you change your e-mail address again? Because I have been writing in re=
gards to this information for the past four weeks now, didn=E2=80=99t you g=
ot my previous e-mails? I am sending it to both your old and new e-mail add=
resses to inform you that the sum of (US$1,750,000.00) has been programmed =
by Barclay Bank through their newly easy cash ATM Swift-Card payment mode w=
hich you can withdraw through any ATM-Machine Worldwide.=20

Before I left Ghana to Australia, I deposited a package contenting the ATM-=
Card with FedEx security safe-keeping department and informed their Chief S=
ecurity Officer (Mr. Michael) that you will be contacting him personal with=
your current contact address where the package will be delivered to you si=
nce I am not sure of your current contact address because I will so much ap=
preciate that it will be delivered to you personally without any mistake on=
the delivery. So, quickly contact him with your current contact details th=
rough the following information:

Contact Person: Mr. James Michael,
CSO, Security Safe-Keeping Department
FedEx Express Courier Company (GH) Ltd,
Kotoka International Airport Accra-Ghana
Office Tel & Fax Number: +233-20-6522800
E-mail Address: fedexmrjmichael@gmail.com

Advice him to dispatch the package without any delay and don=E2=80=99t forg=
et to include the package beneficiary batch number (FG-0643) on your e-mail=
to him and he will give you a FedEx proof of delivery note that includes t=
he tracking number after dispatching the package to enable you track and kn=
ow when the package get to your address. I might not be contacting you agai=
n as I and my partners are very busy with our projects now.

Most importantly, I declared the package as an official invitation letter f=
or your tourist visiting visa to Ghana and not as an ATM-Card for the safet=
y of the Card because I included the ATM-Code and instructions in the packa=
ge to enable you activate and withdraw the money through any ATM-Machine wh=
ich anyone else can easily access. Please try to protect this information d=
uring your communications with him and establish contact with him immediate=
ly to enable you receive the Card ASAP so that we can share our joy togethe=
r after all the sufferings at that time.=20

Take care and remain blessed. =20

Yours truly,
Dr. Emmanuel Annan.
=20






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