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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: FEDEX COURIER SERVICE <kadlec.plyn@iol.cz>
Reply-To: fedexdispatchdelivery@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:01:49 GMT
Subject: Contact FedEx Express for Delivery(Bank Draft $200,000.00
USD)




FEDEX COURIER SERVICE=2C
ABUJA=2CNIGERIA
WEST AFRICA=2E
06-09-2008=2E

Dear Customer!

We have been waiting for you to contact us regarding the delivery of you=
r
package to you=2E We assumed that our contact details was given to you b=
y your
colleague Mr Leonard Jefferson=2E The content of your package itself is =
a Bank
Draft worth of=24200=2C00=2E00 USD=2E The package is registered with us =
for mailing by
your colleague=2C who explained that he is from the United States and he=
is here
in Nigeria on business =2E We are sending you this email because your pa=
ckage is
been registered on a Special Order=2E

What you have to do now=2C is to contact our Delivery Department for i=
mmediate
dispatch of your package to your residential address=2E Note that as soo=
n as our
Delivery Team confirms your information=2C it will take only one working=
day(24
hours) for your package to be delivered to you=2E For your information=2C=
=

the VAT =26
Shipping charges as well as Insurance fees have been paid by your collea=
gue
before your package was registered=2E Note that the payment that ismade =
on the
Insurance=2C Premium =26 Clearance Certificates=2C areto certify that th=
e Bank Draft
is not a Drug Affiliated Fund (DAF) neither isit funds to sponsor Terror=
ism in
your country=2E This will help you avoid any form of query from the Mone=
tary
Authority of your country=2E

However=2C you will have to pay a sum of =24230=2E00 to the FedEx Deli=
very
Department being full payment for the Security Keeping Fee of the =

FedEx company
as stated in our privacy terms =26 condition page=2E Also be informed th=
at your
colleague wished to pay for the Security Keeping charges=2C but we do no=
t accept
such payment considering the facts that all items =26 packages that is =

registered
with us have a time limitation and we cannot accept payment not knowing =
when
you will be picking up the package or even responding to us=2E So we can=
not take
the risk to have accepted such payment in case of any possible demurrage=
=2E
Kindly note that your colleague did not leave us with any further inform=
ation=2E
We hope that you respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail t=
o
respond before the expiry date we may refer the package to the Nigerian
Commission for Welfare as the package do not have a return address=2E

Kindly contact the delivery department (FedEx Delivery Post) with the =
details
given below=3A FedEx Delivery Post
Contact Person=3A Donald White
Email=3A fedexdispatchdelivery=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk
Tel=3A +( 234)8027588462
Kindly complete the below form and send it to the email address given
above=2EThis is mandatory to reconfirm your Postal address and telephone=
=

numbers=2E

FULL NAMES=3A
TELEPHONE=3A
POSTAL ADDRESS=3A
CITY=3A
STATE=3A
COUNTRY=3A

As soon as your details are received=2C our delivery team will give yo=
u the
necessary payment procedure so that you can effect the payment for the =

Security
Keeping Fees and hence the delivery of your package to you=2E

Yours Faithfully=2C
Mrs=2E Amanda Bright=2E
FedEx Online Management Team=2E
All rights reserved=2E =A9 1995-2008 FedEx=2E


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