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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 John Larry" <info@larry.com>
Reply-To: fedexcourierclaimstransit@live.com
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:47:57 +0800
Subject: Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9856

Good day,

I want to inform you that I have deposited your Conformable Bank Draft of
$800,000,00 USD 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 CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here, but because of
the late response I now decide to deposit the Bank Draft with the FedEx
delivery services with your previous 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 $225 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 demur rage.I will be traveling to IRAQ to
see my boss and I will not come back till next two
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 Bank Draft inside a magazine where nobody will
notice the content, I also told the shipment officer Mr.Johnson Price, 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.

E-mail: fedexcourierclaimstransit@live.com
Tel: +234-805-37-95181
Delivery officer:Mr.Johnson Price

Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9856
Parcel Number: EG2272-NG


Also below is the information they need to deliver the Bank Draft 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 of the Bank
Draft inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and besides I don't
want you to lose your inheritance funds.

Thanks.
MR JOHN LARRY

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