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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: "hgrt" <hgrt_ben.williams1@centrum.sk>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:29:52 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend,


 Dear Friend,
 
Good day, I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft but did not hear from you since that time. I went to the bank to confirm whether the draft is getting close to expire and the director of the bank told me that before the draft will get to your address that it will expire. Then I told him to help me and cash the cashier bank draft of $1, 5 million to cash payment.
 
However, I have successfully cashed the draft and packaged it in a box and have registered it in the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Benin Republic because I will travel to see my boss and will not come back till next month end.
 
You have to contact the FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package to your address. I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fees. The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fees which are $107 Us Dollars to receive your package. Don't be deceived by any body.
 
HERE IS FEDEX EXPRESS COMPANY CONTACT ADDRESS BELOW/
 
 
DR Ahmed Zafa
Telephone +229 93877234  
E-mail( fedexcourierservicecompanyltd20@yahoo.fr)
 
Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.
 
This is the information they need from you.
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3. YOUR CURRENT MOBILE NUMBER.
4. YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5. A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.
 
Try to contact FEDEX EXPRESS COMPANY as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fees. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivery.
 
Note; I didn't tell the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY that it's money inside the box, I registered it as a package of an African cloths. This is to avoid delaying or any upfront problem during the delivery, So do not let them to know that the package contents money inside until you have received it in your house address ok.
 
Do let me know as soon as you received your package. You will get in touch with me through e-mail as my phone is no longer available now that I am out from our country. Contact me by email ok.
 
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Barr ben.williams


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