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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: "MISSHELEN NWAEZE" <misshelennwaeze@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:46:17 +0200
Subject: NOW FEDEX EXPRESS COUERIER COMPANY LIMITED BENIN REPUBLIC.


*JOHN C JIM & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
E-mail **fedexdelivercompanybenin200@yahoo.dk*<fedexdelivercompanybenin200@yahoo.dk>

*Dear Friend, *

*I have try my best to make sure that you receive the money truo Financial
Bank but for the delay and information i am receivein so cosigning your
money$800,000.00 (EIGHT HOUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ) but did not heard
from you since that time ,then I went and deposited the money with FEDEX
Company limited, here in Benin Republic , because I travelled to London to
see my boss and will not come back till next two year end.You have to
contact the Fedex Company Limited, to know when they will deliver your
package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.

The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which
only $175.00 Us Dollars to received your package.Don't be deceived by any
body This is there Contact Address

FEDEX EXPRESS COUERIER COMPANY LIMITED BENIN REPUBLIC.

ATTEN; MR. DAVID JUDE*

*CONTACT TELEPHONE; +229-93-56-77-19

E-mail **fedexdelivercompanybenin200@yahoo.dk*<fedexdelivercompanybenin200@yahoo.dk>
*
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee.I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it
to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivering.
Let me know as soon as you receive your Money and i want you to know that i
register it as african cloth the company did not know that the box cotents
money and dont descloss the content to them to avoid delay of the
cosignment.

Yours Faithfully
Miss Helen Nwaeze,
*

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