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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: Bryant Waltex <bryantwaltex@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: onlinfedex@live.com
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:25 -0800
Subject: RECONFIRM YOUR DELIVERING ADDRESS

Dear Friend,


I am sorry for the cheque I sent to you for your payment, which you’re unable to Cash due to some unforeseen circumstances. I was able to cash the money here and paid all the necessary bills involved in the transactions, and your INTEREST of $3,000 000.00 is in cash, and i boxed the money and deposited it with FedEX DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY to deliver it to you as a cash payment, this is the only best system and fastest means to pay you, at this time. You are to contact the FedEX DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY with your delivery details including your telephone number, so that they will deliver the package (boxed money) to your personal address, within 48 hours. The FedEX Representative or Officer in charges of the boxes is details is below:-


FedEX DELIVERY CONTACT.
Address: 5th Ave. FedEX Rd, St Dave Court
29 Woodgate, ikoyi Lagos,
Officer Name: John Frank
EMAIL: onlinefedexnig@live.co.uk
Phone #:- + (234) 703-346-2070

Please I want to let you know that only the supervisor knows the content and nobody else knows about this. You are to contact only Mr. John Frank the supervisor, so please waste no time in contacting them. I have paid for the security keeping fee of your consignment so the only money you have to send to them now is the delivery fees and it is $120


I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. Please I will advice you to be friendly with Dr. John Frank the supervisor because he alone has the idea of the content of your consignment. But i want to let you know that I did not give him the permission to have access to your boxes as I got the box 'FIXED', meaning no one can take a penny out of the fund inside, unless it reaches you first.

Thanks for your patience.

Sincerely,
Bryant Waltex.

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