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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: "ken domiono" <kendomino1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:43:46 -0700
Subject: YOUR SILVER BOX OF $850,000.00USD WITH FEDEX DELIVERY


Hello My Dear,
I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque Draft has been Paid last
week afternoon because the manager of Eco Bank Benin told me that before
the acheck will get to you it will expire.So i told him to cash
the$850,000.00 all the necessary arrangement of delivering of the
$850,000.00 in cash was made with FEDEX COMPANY WORLD WIDE.

Contact person:Dr.Sani A.Isreal
Manager Gs FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN
E-mail: fedexcompanybenin1980@gmail.com
Customer care: fedexcompanybenin1980@yahoo.fr

Contact phone 229-93 157 255
Contact Fax: 229 97 550 338

Please send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX. This the
information they need from in order to delivery your box to your address.

1.YOUR FULL NAME... ........... ...
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS ...
3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.....
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE............... .
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE...............

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general Fedex
Express Company world wide in Benin Dr Sani Isreal.with the address given
to you.Note. The fedex company here don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a dameges of jeans returning to the retaler.They don't know
it contents money to avoid them delaying with the Box.Please don't let them
know the Box it's contents money. I am waiting for your urgent response.
Meanwhile the only fee you have to pay them is $185 USD it is for the
security keeping fee ,they will use to obtain insurance certificate and
claims of affadvite that will prove the box that consist total sum
$850,000.00 us dollars belong to you
be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.I am waiting for
your urgent response.

Thanks
Ken Domino

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