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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Leonard=20Dossou?= <leonard.dossou@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: fedex_courier01@live.fr
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 01:04:04 +0530 (IST)
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: leonard.dossou@yahoo.in



- Hello My Friend,Good day. How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Draft and converting of your cheque into cash which has been with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Justin Yayi 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 €1.5 million euroes to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration. However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the €1.5million euroes in cash was made with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Justin Yayi the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou has package the sum of €1.5 million euroes in cash for you. Then he also help me to Register the Consignment with FEDEX S COURIER SERVICE. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing went normally. As for our agreement with the FEDEX COURIER SERVICEt hey promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before 5 days from now, But the Director of the Fedex Courrier Service Company said that they need your contacts information's to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country. Please write a letter of application to the given address below. ATTN: Dr. Edward Rusher Tel.: +229 93-124-051 Email:fedex_courier01@live.fr Please Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you. 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 7 YOUR OCCUPATION Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE. Dr.Mugu Bulama with the address given to you.Note this. Courrier Service Company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don’t let them know that box contents money ok. I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of FEDEX COURIER SERVICE with this line: Tel.:+229 93-124-051. Regards Mr.Leonard Dossou


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