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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: "peter.john102 Gazeta.pl" <peter.john102@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:38:04 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE FEDEX COURIER COMPANY IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR FOUND


Dear Friend, Greetings!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft worth of (usd $1.500.000.00)ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS which my boss left with me before he travelled out,but I did
not hear from you since that time. Then with the help of a friend who is a
bank

manager I cashed the money and deposited it as a BOX containing African
clothes with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY PLC, Cotonou, Benin Republic. What you
have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible
to know when they will deliver your package to you. For your

information, I have paid for the delivering Charge and Clearance Certificate
Fee of the package.

The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver
your package direct to your postal Address in your country is ($125.00 US)
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY, being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by
anybody to pay any other money except $125.00 US Dollars. I would have paid
that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and
in case of demurrage. You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY now for
the delivery of your package with this information bellow;

Contact Person: DR. Louisa Christopher
Email Address: fedexcouriercompanyplc7000@yahoo.fr

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following infomation to them again
to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.
The infomations are;
1.YOUR FULL NAME;
2.YOUR AGE;
3.HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS
4.HOUSE / OFFICE PHONE NOS -

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail
to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping
fee of $125.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.Do let me know
immediately you recieves your package

Yours Faithfully,
MR peter john

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