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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: Devid Lord <devidlord96@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 22:13:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good day, how are you today?




Good day, how are you today?
I am writing to inform you of your Cheque Draftconfirmable bank draft the sum
of $4,500.000.00. four million fivehundred thousand unitted state dollars. I w
ent to the bank to confirmif the date of expering for the cheque and i find ou
t it geting nearfor the dead line date and i contacted Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Direc
tor ofFinancial Trust Bank told me that before the cheque will get to yourhand
that it will not valid anymore. So I told him to cash the$4.500,000.00 USD UN
ITED state dollars to cash payment to avoid lostingthis funds.However, all the
necessary arrangement of delivering the$4.500,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLAR
S in cash was made with FedExCourier COMPANY Ltd here in Cotonou Benin Republi
c,Mr.Ahmed Zafa theDirector of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to package th
e sum of$4.500,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me toReg
ister the Consignment with FedEx Courier COMPANY.
Infact I thankGod for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.As fo
r ouragreement with the FedEx Courier Company they promised that yourconsignme
nt will leave this Country on friday this week,But theDirector of the FedEx Co
urier COMPANY said that they need your contactsinformations to enable them mee
t up with you immediately the Agentarrived to your Country.Please write a lett
er of application to thegiven address below.

Mr.Ethel Obiako
Tel; 00229 93698025
Cell: 00229 97824166
E-mail:courierfedexexpress@mail2world.com
Website{www.fedex.com}

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable
them locate you immediately they arrive in your
country with your BOXes .This is what they need from you,
Your Full Name ===============
Your Home Address=============
Your corrent Numbers==========
Your Cel Numbers==============
You personal adentification===

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

Pleasemake sure you send this needed information to the Director general ofFed
ex Courier COMPANY General. Allen I, Uba with the address given toyou. Note.Th
e Fedex Courier COMPANY don't know the contentsof the Box.I registered it as f
amily value ables and treasure They don't know itcontents money.this is to avo
id delay during the delivering of the BOX.don't let them know that is money th
atis in that Box. I am waiting foryour urgent response. You can even call the
Director of FedEx CourierCOMPANY with this line: 00229 97824166.

Thanks and Remain Blessed,
Best Regards,
MR ,DEVID LORD {ESQ}



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