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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: "Blessing Emmanuel" <officefiles700@student.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:28:27 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE FEDEX COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE IMMEDIATELY.


*My Dear Good Friend
How Are You?*

*I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft worth of (usd $1.200.000.00)ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS which my boss left with me before he travelled out of this
Country, 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 DELIVERING
COMPANY Benin Republic Cotonou .*

*What you have to do now is to contact the Fedex Delivering Company as soon
as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you And For your
information, I have paid for the delivering Charge of the package.*

*The only money you will send to the Fedex Delivering Company is $120 for
Security Keeping Fee to Enable them Settle the Security Company And deliver
your package direct to your postal Address in your country.Just 120 United
States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Fedex Delivering
Company so far.*

*Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $120 US
Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and incase of demurrage You have to contact the
Fedex Delivering Company now for the delivery of your package.*

*This is Their contact Information Below:
Contact Person:Dr.Felix Johnson E.
Email Address: (**fedex_ccltd301@sify.com* <fedex_ccltd301@sify.com>*)
Tel:+22995437719 or +22993125509*

*Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following infomation to them
again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the
tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it
will get to your address.*

*The infomations is follow:
(1.)YOUR FULL NAME...........
(2.)YOUR CURRENT HOME MAILING ADDRESS.............
(3.)YOUR HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.........................
(4.)YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.....................
(5.)YOUR CURRENT MOBILE PHONE............
(6.)A COPY OF YOUR I.D. PICTURE.................
(7.)AGE....................
(8.)SEX................
(8.)YOUR OCCUPACTION................
(9.)YOUR COUNTRY NAME..............*

*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 $120 US Dollars for their immediate action.Do let me know immediately
you recieves your package.*


*Yours Faithfully,
Emmanuel Blessing.*

**

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