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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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Fraud email example:

From: "donbola4 Gazeta.pl" <donbola4@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:50:53 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR FUNDS CONSIGNMENT BOX


FEDEX COURIER SERVICES
BLOCK 456 RUE MOI
COTONOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL;apexexpress_couriersevics@yahoo.fr<EMAIL%3Bapexexpress_couriersevics@yahoo.fr>
PHONE:+229 938 66 940.

Hello my Friend.

Good day. How are you today?My name is mr moses Dom a secetary to Mr Bath
Pius I am writing to inform you that I have registered your bank draft which
my boss Stanly Bath Pius deposited in your name which has been with me for a
long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if the bank dratt has expired
or getting near to expire and Mr. Justin Yayi the Director Bank of Africa
told me that before the bank draft will get to your hand that it will
expire. So I told him to cash the $1.5million united state dollarsS to cash
payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration.

However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.5million united
state dollarsS in
cash was made withFEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANYrhere in Cotonou Benin
Republic, Mr.Justin Yayi the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou has package
the sum of $1.5 million USD in cash for you. Then he also help me to
Register the Consignment with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY Infact I thank
God very much for all the movement I made, every thing went normally. As for
our agreement with the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY they promised that your
consignment will leave this Country on
or before 5 days from now, But the Director of the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER
COMPANYsaid that they need your contacts information's to enable them meet
up with you immediately the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country.

But the only money you will send to them is only $95.00 usd ,for the
insurance fee to enable them obtain Insurance certficate pls try and send
this required fee to them for easy delivery of your consignment to your door
step.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
ATTN: DR Richard Bath.
EMAIL;apexexpress_couriersevics@yahoo.fr<EMAIL%3Bapexexpress_couriersevics@yahoo.fr>
Tel + 229-93 866 940.

please Send them your contacts information to enable 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 COUNTRY
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
6.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION/ PICTURE WHEN DELVERY

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general
ofFEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY DR.DR Richard Bath. with the address given
to you.Note this. Courrier Service Company don't know the contents of the
Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the
contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.

Don't let them know that box contents money ok. I am waiting for your urgent
response. You can even call the Director of FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY
with this line: Tel+229-93 866 940.
Regards.

Mr.don bola

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