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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: "more01" <petermore01@centrum.sk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:25:29 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COMPANY FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGES


Hello

i have paid the delivery fees for your cheque and all the
necessary arrengement has made WITH FEDEX COUIER COMPANY  and manager of
ecobank told me that the cheque will expire before getting
to you. so i told him to cashthe $1.2 milion and deposited
the cash with speed trust company  .now contact the
speed trust  company with this information

below CONTACT PERSON;DR ANDY LORD
Email;fedexcompany20070@yahoo.fr
Telephone; 0022993664713,+229-9790-6254

Send your Name, Address,Telephone and a Copy of
picture to them, and remember that fedex company dont know
the content of the box, because i registered it as africa
cloth.
DR PETER MIKE
GOD IS GOOD



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