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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: "peter chukwu" <peter_15chukwu@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:15:05 +0100
Subject: CONTACT NOW


*Dear Friend,

Greetings!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $1.2,M United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since
that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER
COMPANY , Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for
a 5 Months Course and I will not come back till end of march next year 2009.

What you have to do now is to contact the,FEDEX EXPRESS 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, Fee of the
Cheque The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your
Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($175.00 USD) only
being Security Keeping Fee of the Cheque.

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 EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery
of your Draft with this information bellow;

Contact Person: DR.Tony Uba.
Email Address: (**fedexexpresscourier01@live.fr*<fedexexpresscourier01@live.fr>
*)
Phone number: +229-9348-5417.*

*Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid
any further delay and for immediate action.*

*You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your
Draft.
Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Peter Chukwu,*

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