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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: "stevarom6 Gazeta.pl" <stevarom6@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 12:46:43 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE FEDERAL EXPRESS COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE.


*Good day My Dear

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $850.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you for
a couple of weeks now.
Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near
to expire and Mr.James Adams the Director Bank of (HSBC) Bank, told me that
before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to
cash the $850.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid you
loosing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for 5
Months Course and I will not come back till the end of July 2008.

What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of
the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering
Charge and Insurance premium.The only money you will send to the FEDEX
DELIVERY COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address
in your country is $105.00 US One Hundred & Five United States Dollars only
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.I would have paid
that but they said no because they dont know when you will contact them
and in case of damurrage.
You have to contact FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY now for the delivery of your
Consignment with this information bellow;
Companys Name:FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY
The Directors name is DR.JAMES UZU
PHONE +229 938 921 81
EMAIL:( federal_expressdeliverycompany3@yahoo.fr)
International Shipment Director
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=====
6.YOUR COUNTRY=====
7.AGE===========
8.SEX==========

Please make sure you send this needed info to the Director general of FEDEX
DELIVERY COMPANY.
DR.JAMES UZU with the address given to you.
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.Finally,
Endaevour to indicate this CODE (CD0081) which will prove that you are the
owner of the package deposited in their company.Note this. The FEDEX
DELIVERY COMPANY dont know the contents of the
Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the
contents was money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let
them know that box contain money ok.

Yours Faithfully,
Secretary
STEVE AROME


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