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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 DELIVERY COMPANY <kadlec.plyn@iol.cz>
Reply-To: fedexdispatchdelivery@live.com
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:09:47 GMT
Subject: ONLINE NOTIFICATION!!!





FEDEX COURIER SERVICE=2C =

ABUJA=2CNIGERIA =

WEST AFRICA=2E =

07-09-2008=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=40live=2Ecom
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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