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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: <serpecar@cotas.com.bo>
Reply-To: fedexcustomerservices-nig1@live.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:05:39 -0700
Subject: Hello Friend,




Hello Friend,

I wish to inform that I have dropped your ATM MASTER CARD worth
$800,000 USD with FedEx Delivery Services. Insurance and delivery
charges have been paid for, but the only fee remaining is the security
safe keeping fee of $293 USD which you will be required to pay before
delivery. I did this because I was unable to make the transfer to
your home account and I am going out of Nigeria to Iraq for a period
of 4 months.

However, this was not paid for because of demurrage. Well, I did
forward them your delivery address, but a re-confirmation is important
and when contacting them do quote the parcel and shipment code to them
for onward deliveryto your re-confirmed address. The ATM MASTER CARD
has pin No. 8876.

Forward the following when contacting FedEx Delivery Services: Name,
Delivery Address,Your Phone Number and code below.

Find FedEx Contact Information Below:
====================================
Contact Officer: Mr. Gerald Oliver
E-mail: fedexcustomerservices-nig1@live.com
Tel: +234 703 714 0229
Shipment Code: FED/00987-887641
Parcel Number: 9972201-003

Regards,
Mr. John Walter

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