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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347027241338
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • fedexcompany6@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "fedex manyp" <manypfedex@student.com>
Reply-To: info_fedexcompany@myway.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:58:35 -0700
Subject: FedEx COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR


FedEx Nigeria Head Office
70 International Airport Road Mafoluku,
Lagos. Tel:.+234-702-724-1338
Date: 28/06/2008
Customers Service Hours--Monday to Saturday: Office Hours Monday to
Saturday:

Attention, Attention, Attention.

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of
supply chain, transportation, business and related information services.The
FedEx courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential message to all
our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their
Receivers/Residential Address to avoid wrong delivery.

Authoritatively, this is the FedEx courier service company mailing you in
respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to
you by one Mrs. Sandra Williams a fiduciary agent. Before the delivery
protocols commenced, there was a misunderstanding between you and the
National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria (NICON) over the Insurance
Certificate which caused the delay of you receiving your parcel for the past
year.

Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the FedEx has finalized everything
with the (NICON) and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable
parcels to be courier after the released of the parcels from the (NICON) We
are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains a cheque
worth $2 Million is among the 24 parcel?s listed which is now in our office
and also with your name as the receiver but we want you to re-confirm you
postal address where your
parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation.

REPLY TO THE DISPATCHED DEPARTMENT VIA THE BELOW E-MAIL:
fedexcompany6@myway.com Be informed that the sender Mrs. Sandra Williams the
(FIDUCIARY AGENT) still owes us the sum of $150 before the incident occurred
and we wish to notify you that we spent some money in the process of
recovering back your parcel but still, We once again appreciate your
patronage. With due respect, you are hereby advice to pay for just the
balance left by your sender and do send the $150 remaining via western union
money so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address
before it attracts demurage. We assure you that your parcel will arrive your
country within 3 days as soon as
we receive the payment information to pick up the fee we required and do not
forget to re-confirm your postal address upon delivery of your parcel to
your door step. The air ways bill prepared and the tracking number will be
sent to you as soon as we confirm payment to register your parcel in our
data base for delivery and be informed that we are competent in discharge of
our duties.

FedEx couriers Service hereby inform all their customers to be at alert
especially with all sorts of scam mails that might be coming to you
globally. Be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be in
danger with their evil planes.

PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE

SENDERS NAME-------YOURS

RECEIVERS NAME------JOHN WILLIAMS

SENDERS COUNTRY----- YOURS

RECEIVERS COUNTRY----LAGOS NIGERIA.

TEXT QUESTION------------WHO IS OUR SAVIOUR.

TEXT ANSWER---------------JESUS

AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$150

ALSO SEND (8) EIGHT DIGITS REFFRENCE NUMBER FROM MONEY GRAM FedEx is one of
the world's great success stories, the start-up that
revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30
years,we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies? -a FedEx
that?sbigger,stronger, better than ever.

YOURS AFFECTIONATELY.
Mr.Sam Brown FedEx COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.

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