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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: "barrdanielobiora04 Gazeta.pl" <barrdanielobiora04@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:46:19 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION


*Hello Dear,*

* *

*I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bankn
Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i
told him to cash $1.5M USA DOLLar all the necessary arrangement of
delivering the $1.5M USA DOLLar in cash was made with FedEX DELIVERY COURIER
COMPANY.*

*This is the information they need to delivery your package to you.with
FEDEX DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY, contact them now.*

*NAME:FEDEX COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY.
ATTANTION: PERSON: DR.JERRY LAWRENCE
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
E-MAIL:(**fedex_couriercompanybenin104@yahoo.com.mx*<fedex_couriercompanybenin104@yahoo.com.mx>
*)*

*Phone number: PHONE NUMBER: +229 9374 0412*

*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. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE*

*
Note that this is there E-mail contact (**
fedex_couriercompanybenin104@yahoo.com.mx*<fedex_couriercompanybenin104@yahoo.com.mx>
*)*

*Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of
FEDEX DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC,DR.JERRY Lawrence with the
address given to you.*

*Note. The Fedex Delivery Courier Company don't know the contents of the
Box. I registered it as a Box of an African cloths. They don't know it
contents money, this is to avoid them delaying with the Box.don't let them
know that is money that is in that Box.*


*Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Barr Daniel Obiora (ESQ)*

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