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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: "eze001 Gazeta.pl" <eze001@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:07:21 +0200
Subject: My dear friend,Contact FedEx regard your compensation..


My dear friend,Contact FedEx regard your compensation..

I have been waiting for you since then to come down here and pick your
outstanding payment left but I did not hear from you since that time
as we fixed.Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired
or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the Director EcoBank Benin told
me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.So
I told him to cash the $950,000.00(Nine hundred and fifty thousand US
Dollars only) to cash payment to avoid loosing this funds under
expiration as I will be out of the country next tomorrow for
a 3 Months Course and Investment Project. I will not come back till ending
of January 2009.Meawhile,Bank helped me lodged the funds inside a Copper
box as Consignment with FedEx Agency in Benin Republic. Please note
that I did not disclose to the FedEx that the content of the Consignment bo
is cash money,instead registered the consignment as African Cloths
which you order for samples.I told M/D.Benard Kalu that you want to share
the
cloths to all your customers in your city,this was for security reason
and to ensure that the Consigned fund reached you safely.

I want You urgently contact the FedEx Agency Benin Republic to know
when they will deliver your package(fund).I have paid for the delivering
charges.So be advised to contact the Courier Director through this below
details and reconfirm to him the information and address where to send
the Package to you.

CONTACT:Mr.Benard Kalu(DISTRICT)
MANAGER:(FedEx Agency Benin Republic)
CONTACT PHONE:+229-937-718-92
E-mail:(fedexfedex10@gmail.com)

Try to contact Mr.Benard Kalu as soon as possible to avoid increasing
the Security Keeping fee. I Would have given them the address but I later
thought you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on
the delivery and to be sure the fund is delivered to the nominated
address of your Choice.
Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name:_________________________
Your Home Address:______________________
Your Age:_______________________________
Your Direct Phone Number(s):____________
Your picture:___________________________
Send the above data to enable Mr.Benard obtain costoms paper and instruct
for the delivery immidiately as you can understand that government of
this country will confiscate the fund if I transfer it direct to your
account.
Call Dr.Marthins Dave(EcoBank Accountant
Officer,phone,0022997348767)for the key of the Copper box because they
advice me not to send the key with thesame FedEx Company for security
reasons.
I plead him to send it to you.Do not risk to delay the box because no body
is away expect the
Bank that directed me to transfer the fund to you through FedEx company.

Best Regards
Engr.Lawrence J.Kole.
(Messr)

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