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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: Fedex Delivery <fedexdeliverry2@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:41:18 +0000
Subject: FEDEX DELIVERY





Dear Friend,
Good day,
I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD$2.5m United state dollars to the FEDEX Delivery
services here in West Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your funds will be transferred through BRANCH
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here, but because of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with your previous
Mailing information as you listed it that time.
I have paid to them their delivery charges & insurance coverage fee, the only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping
fee of $175 dollars only.I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case
of dumerrage.
I will be traveling to IRAQ to see my boss and I will not come back till next four months, therefore I will advise you to contact
the FEDEX SHIPMENT officer with his contact information as listed below for the avoidance of increase of their security safe
keeping fee.
Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine where nobody will notice the content, I also told the shipment officer
Mr. Patrick Solomon that it is ordinary African magazine I want to deliver to my friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you
delay to send their security safe keeping fee.
Below is the shipment officer contact information including his email address with the parcel reference number, note that without
you indicating your parcel number as listed below the FEDEX delivery services will not listen to you they will be imagining if
you want to steal another persons parcel.
Attention: Mr.Paul Abu
Officer Of Fedex delivery services Nigeria.
Email;imf2020@gmail.com
Tel: +234 8029400651
Shipment Code: CELL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272-NIG
Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in form of African Magazine to your address, this is to
avoid wrong delivery as I already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it
to them ok.
Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telephone...............
Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to
3 working days the magazine will arrived your door step according to the shipment officer.
Once again, the Fedex delivery services do not know the content of the parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don't
know it contains ATM MASTER CARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and besides I don't want you to lose your
inheritance funds.
Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (3466) take note, once you receive the card you take it to any cash
point around your area, slot it in and enter the pin code for withdrawal, the amount you are to withdrew per day is
USD$20,000.00. (Twenty thousand United State dollars) each day.
Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for the security fee to them so they can effect immediate delivery on your
parcel.
Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.
Thanks.
Mr.Julius Agbor



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