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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: "ifeanyi eze" <ifeanyieze3@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:24:34 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER TRUST COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE


GOOD DAY

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of ($2.4 million) United States Dollars which my i kept for you as
compersation for that our business but i did not hear from you since that
time. Then i went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting
near to expire and Mr.JAMIU BARTO the Director Bank of Africa told me that
before the draft will get to your hand
that it will expire.So i told him to cash the ($2.4million USD) UNITED
STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid you losing this funds under
expiration as I will be out of the country benin republic for a 3Months
Course.


What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the
expiring date.For your information, i have paid for the delivering
Charge,Insurance premium. The only money you will send to the FEDEX Courier
Company to deliver your PACKAGE Consignment BOX direct to your postal
Address in your country is($295.00 US) only being their Security Keeping Fee
of your package box in FEDEX Courier Company so far.Again,don't be deceived
by anybody to pay any other money except ($295.00US 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 Fund because every day it cost $30 so you beter
get in tush to them right now with this informations bellow;


Contact PERSON: Dr. jamiu barto
Email Address::(feddexcouriercomp@live.com)

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.


Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee
of ($295.00 US Dollars) for their immediate action. Note this. The FEDEX
COURIER SERVICE Company don't know the contents of the Box.They did not know
the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying the delivery of your
package consignment BOX.thanks they will be waiting for your urgent
response.

Yours Faithfully,

DR BEN ALAKA.



CONTACT FEDEX COURIER TRUST COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE

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