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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: "MR. ROBERT JOHNSON"<info@admin.org>
Reply-To: <fedex_fastdelivery01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:41:14 -0800
Subject: CLAIM NOTIFICATION

YOUR CONSIGNMENT HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE FedEx COURIER SERVICE TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU.

CLAIM NOTIFICATION

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that your parcel is still in our possession. This parcel contains an International Cashable Bank Draft/Cheque worth the sum of $2 Million dollars only and it is ready for delivery to your door step. Meanwhile, before the delivery or shipment will take place, you are advice to send to us the following data mentioned;

Fill this Form:
Name:
Sex;
Age;
Marital status;
Occupation;
Address:
City:
State:
Postal Code:
Country:
And your contact phone number:

The above requested information will enable us to check and deliver your parcel correctly without any mistake or delivering your parcel to a wrong person. Furthermore, you might be Asking yourself how comes this email, cheque or draft. Anyway, your cheque was brought to this office by a Lottery Fiduciary Agent or Claim Agent, signifying That you are a rightful winner to their Lottery Award selected randomly from 10 lucky email addresses which your email address is one of the lucky email addresses.

FedEx Courier Service Company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to This Company to be delivered to you by lottery groFedEx. Along the delivery process There was a logistics problem between you and the lottery claim agent with regards to Their request as per their insurance certificate cost, and tax fee which happened to Be the cause of your parcel being pending.

Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the FedEx Company has finalized Everything with the icon insurance company, and the internal revenue Office, as the company has also listed 24 valuable parcels to be intact in their Office after the released of the parcels from the icon insurance company and internal Revenue office.

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains the sum of $2 million dollars is among the 24 parcels listed which are now in our office and also with your name as the receiver. Therefore, you are required to resend your private residential or forwarding Address, where you can receive this classified parcel without difficulty, indicate also you're current Telephone # as stated above, and send all information to FedEx Courier Company via email(fedex_fastdelivery01@hotmail.com) Clients services department.

Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel to you that is the Fiduciary Agent still owes this company the sum of $155 before these incident occurred, also note that this company has spend out of our incomes in the process of recovering back your parcels, because we protect our integrity and the interest of our dear customers. We once again appreciate your patronage in our favor. Without hesitation you are to pay for just the balance left by your sender as a matter of policy. Send the money via Western union or money Gram, so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address, before it accumulates a demurrage after one week only. As you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but contains a huge amount and I think you understand what is meant by accumulating a demurrage, which you will not allow to happen to your recovered parcel.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive your country in two days time and it Will get to your door step the third day, as soon as this company receives the balance Left by your sender. 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 favor.

And also the FedEx Courier Services Company earns your confidence and will assist all our esteemed customers for faster service delivery.

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, Transportation, business and related information Services.

YOU CAN MAKE THE PAYMENT VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM WITH THIS PAYMENT INFORMATION:-

RECIEVERS NAME------MRS. GLORIA KALU
SENDERS NAME------- YOUR NAME
SENDERS COUNTRY----- YOUR ADDRESS
RECIEVERS COUNTRY----LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION------------IN GOD
TEXT ANSWER---------------WE TRUST
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$155
MTCN NUMBER...............

Please you have to send the full payment information including the MTCN Number for us To fully proceed on your delivery. FedEx Courier is one of the world's great success stories, we Start-up the Revolutionized delivery of packages and information. In the past 30 Years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies -as FedEx, We are bigger, stronger, better than ever. Call: Tel: +234-803-420-1398. And speak With me, Mr. Robert Johnson. (Clients services director) for more info.

Waiting to read your E-mail.

Respectfully Yours.

Mr. Robert Johnson.

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