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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: "MRS FAITHMALU" <m.faithmalu9@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:18:49 +0200
Subject: PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.


Good Day!!!,

We have been waiting for you since to contact us for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $850,000 United States Dollars which my

husband kept for but we did not hear from you since that time. So I told him
the bank manager to cash the $850,000 USD UNITED

STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration
as I will be out out of the country for a 3Months

Course and I will not come back till end of Nov. 2008.

The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your

country is ($128.00 US)One Hundred & Twenty Eight 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 $128.00 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: Dr. Doussou Johnson
Email :( fedex_express01@ymail.com )
Tel/FAX: +229 93 862938
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as
possible.
Just pay immediately their security keeping fee $128 only .

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/

Best Regards
Mr.Faithmalu

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