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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: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?FedEx_Nigerai_Head_Office?=" <cbn0003@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:27:50 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?New_Development_On_Your_Parcel.?=


FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Address:70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku,Lagos Nigeria.
Direct Line:00 234 862 857366
Email:enquiriesredstar@sify.com
Custormers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday:Office Hours Monday To Saturday:
Attention: Customer,
The FedEx courier Service Company are hereby passing an essential massage to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong delivery. This is the FedEx courier service company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Mr.Jim Ovia ,along the delivery process there came a misunderstanding between you and the Nicon Insurance Company in regard of their request as per their insurance ertificate which happens to be course of your parcel pending for the past one year or thereabout. Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the FedEx Company has finalized everything with the Nicon Insurance Company of Nigeria as the company organization has also listed 4 valuable parcel's to be intact in their office after the released of the parcel's from the Nicon Insurance Company.
We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain the sum of $ 1.5 million ollars is among the 4 parcel's listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver despite that we lost your private residential address, which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address back to the FedEx company where your parcel can edelivered to you without hesitation with this e-mail (enquiriesredstar@sify.com) Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Mr.Jim Ovia still owes this company the sum of $80.00 before the incident occured, know you that this company has spent out of their incomes in the process of recovering back your parcel's so dear sir/madam we once again appreciate your patronage in our favour.
Without hesitations you are to pay the required sum of $90 via Western Union
Money Transfer so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week only,as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating demurrages Which you will not allow to happen to your recovered parcel that was almost gone if not for the love that the good God have for you.
We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your country in two days time and it will get to your door step the second OR third day as soon as this company receive the balance left by your sender?and the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see your parcel coming on the way and you will also know when it will arrive at your country because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favour. And also the FedEx courier Service Company is hereby to inform all their customers by eradicating all their communication with the scam mails that are going all- over the world be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil plans.FedEx provides access to a growing global marketplace through a network of supply chain,transportation,business and related information services for the payment.
PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE
SENDERS NAME------
RECIEVERS NAME------ANTHONY UDEH
SENDERS COUNTRY-----
RECIEVERS COUNTRY----LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION------------
TEXT ANSWER---------------.WHAT
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$80.00
AND ALSO WITH THE CONTROL NUMBER(MTCN--------------)
FedEx is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30 years,we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies -a FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than ever. WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL. YOURS AFFECTIONATLY.
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FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Mafoluku,Lagos Nigeria Head office.


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