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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: "davidugo14 Gazeta.pl" <davidugo14@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:58:42 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT CONTACT TO THE FEDEX COMPANY FOR YOUR FUND


*


FEDEX DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY BENIN
ODAWA & COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
WEST AFRICA COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL:infofedexdcompany@rocketmail.com<EMAIL%3Ainfofedexdcompany@rocketmail.com>
EMAIL:infofedexdcomp1@inbox.ru <EMAIL%3Ainfofedexdcomp1@inbox.ru>

Dear Beneficiary,*

*I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank
Draft USD$1.5M (ONE MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) but did not hear from you since that time ,then I went and
deposited the Draft with Fedex Express deliver company here in Benin
Republic , because I travelled to Germany to see my boss and will not come
back till ne xt month ending. You have to contact the Fedex Express deliver
company 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 is $85.00 Us
Dollars to received your package.Don't be deceived by any body.Below is
their Contact Address;

ATTN: REV. DR PAUL TOCHUKWU
PHONE NUMBER +229 93 986 895
EMAIL:infofedexdcompany@rocketmail.com<EMAIL%3Ainfofedexdcompany@rocketmail.com>
EMAIL:infofedexdcomp1@inbox.ru <EMAIL%3Ainfofedexdcomp1@inbox.ru>*

*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 COUNTRY
.....................................................................
4.YOUR CURR ENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER...............
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE...................... ..........
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.........................
............................

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 including with your ID
or Picture.Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Draft .

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
MR David Ugo.*

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