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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: "uche randy" <uche_randy2@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:30:48 +0100
Subject: FINAL DELIVERY NOTICE


Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $1.3 million United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER
COMPANY, Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for a
3 Months Course .. What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER
COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to
you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the
delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the
draft showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist
attack in your Country.

The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver
your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($125.00 US) two
hundred and forty-five United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee
of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay
any other money except $125.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they
said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of
demurrage.
You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your
Draft with this information bellow;

Contact Person:PROF BEN BRIGHT
Telephone:+229 93-81-53-50
Email Address: c.fedexcourier01@gmail.com

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 are;
1.YOUR FULL NAME;
2.YOUR AGE;
3.HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS
4.HOUSE / OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICT FOR IDDENTIFICATION

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 $125.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.Do let ME know immediately
you recieves your package.

Yours Faithfully
Mr Uche Randy

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