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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: "Dra. Sri Yumadiati, SP1" <yuma@pu.go.id>
Reply-To: fedex-customerservice@parceldispatchunit.com
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 05:59:58 +0700
Subject: I HAVE JUST DEPOSITED THE FUNDS



Dear Friend,
Good day,
I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of
USD 800,000,00 United state dollars to the Fedex Delivery Services here in
West Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your
funds will be transferred through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here, but
because of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD
with the fedex delivery services with your previous information as you
listed it that time.
I have paid to them their delivery charges and insurance coverage fee,the
only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of 180
dollars only.I would have paid that but they said no because they don't
know when you will contact them and in case of dumurrage.
I will be travelling to IRAQ to see my boss and I will not come back till
next month,Therefore I will advise you to contact the fedex shipment
officer with his contact information as listed below for the avoidiance of
increase of their security safe keeping fee. Note that I packaged the ATM
MASTER CARD inside a magazine where nobody will notice the content, I also
told the shipment officer Mr. Mark David, that it is an ordinary African
magazine I want to deliver to my friend abroad to avoid further delay
unless you delay to send their security safe keeping fee.
Below is the shippment officer contact information including his email
address with the parcel reference number, note that without you indicating
your parcel number as listed below the fedex delivery services will not
listen to you they will be imagining if you want to steal another persons
parcel.
Please call or Email:
Mr. Mark David. Shipment Officer Of Fedex delivery services Nigeria.
E-mail: fedex-customerservice@parceldispatchunit.com
Tel: +234 8074031115
Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272
Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in
form of African Magazine to your address, this is to avoid wrong delivery
as i already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it
to them ok.
Full name. . . . . . ..
Home address. . . . . .
Country. . . . . . . ..
Telphone. . . . . . . .
Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once
they receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days
the magazine will arrived your door step according to the shipment officer.
Once again, the Fedex delivery services do not know the content of the
parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don't know it contains
ATM MASTER CARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and
besides I don't want you to lose your inherittance funds.
Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrewing access pin code number is (0114) take
note, once you receive the card you take it to any cashpoint around your
area and sllotten it and enter the pin code for withdrewal, the amount you
are to withdrew per day is USD 20,000.00. (Twenty thousand United State
dollars) each day. Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for
the security fee to them so they can effect immediate delivery on your parcel.
Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.
Thanks.
Barrister Jude


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