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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: "john" <kellyjohn14@centrum.sk>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:13:50 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX


 Dear Friend ,
 
I am very happy to inform you that I have been able to work out a new way to which you will receive this your funds as parcel and as it may interest you to know I have been able to get in contact with the FEDEX COURIER AND SECURITY COMPANY Diplomat Agent who is going to deliver the parcel to your door step and as I made the plan he will be delivering a parcel to you and the content of the parcel will be your funds in total  ( $1.2 Million us dollars ) as it was before although I did not revel to him about the content of the parcel because I simply told him that the content of the parcel is your personal belongings family valuables, Now leaving to saudi Arabia for a course and i will not be back till next two months.
 
Note that i have paid for the delivery and the insurance charges, the only money you will send to them is ($195 usd) only, which i wanted to pay to them but they refuse because they dont know when you will contact them to avoid dumuorage.
 
According to the management of the despatching company this afternoon he said that You can find their code number by side of the parcel, there is a place on it they will write TRP , when you open it through that side you will see the code to open it, so contact the company today on this information below:
NOW CONTACT THE FEDEX COURIER COMPANY WITH THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW.COMPANY NAME: FEDEX COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.
CONTACT PERSON;DR. WILLIAMS OBONG
EMAIL: (fedexcouriercompany25@gmail.com)
TEL/FAX +229-9357_6411
NOTE;  your fund as parcel will be register as family valuables
 
KINDLY RECOMFIRM YOUR INFORMATONS TO THEM TO AVOID MISTAKE WHEN DELIVERY SUCH AS;
 
1.YOUR FULL NAME........
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS........
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER....
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICETELEPHONE........
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE......
 
Regards.
DR.KELLY JOHN
 





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