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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: camille <belot.camille@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:23:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX EXPRESS COMPANY NOW FOR YOUR PACKAGE


Hello My Dear

I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Financial Trust Bank Plc Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $800,000.00, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800,000.00 in cash was made with FEDEX EXPRESS DIRECTOR.
Below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you immediately. the only fee you have to pay them is $115.00 usd that they will use it to obtain insurance certificate and claims of affadvite that will prove that the parcel belong to you be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.
HERE IS THE COMPANY CONTACT FOR YOU TO GET INTOUCH WITH THEM URGENT .
FEDEX EXPRESS DIRECTOR
DR. JIM BAL
EMAIL== fedexexpresscompany2@ubbi.com
TELE +229 979-23-481
SEND THIS INFORMATION BELLOW TO THEM FOR THE DELIVERY.

1.YOUR FULL NAME========
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS======.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER====.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE====.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE=====
6.COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER===770891
7.CODE NUMBER====GT 05784

Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director general of FEDEX EXPRESS DR. JIM BAL with the address given to you.
Note ;The FEDEX EXPRESS don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of family valuable belongs. They don't know it contents fund. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
SECRETARY CAMILLE B. WILLIAMS

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