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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. White Philip" <white1990@discuz.org>
Reply-To: white1991@live.com
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:52:56 +0200
Subject: CALL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.



FedEx West Africa Nigeria Head Office
70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku, Lagos. Nigeria
Tel (+234) 806-164-6257

Attention: Dear Valued Beneficiary,
CLAIM NOTIFICATION.

This is to notify you that your parcel is still in our possession, this parcel
contained an International Cashier Bank Draft/Cheque worth the sum of
$1,500,000.00(One Million five hundred Thousand USA 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?s

Mention below:

1. Your full Name:
2. Residential Address:
3. Private Telephone:
4. Attach copy of your I.D CARD

The above requested information?s will enable us deliver your parcel correctly
without any mistake or deliver your parcel to a wrong person. Further
more, 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 addresses 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 the lottery groups, Along the
delivery process that brought a misunderstanding between you and The lottery
claim agent and In regards of their request as per their insurance certificate
cost, tax Fee and lots of other universal corps and drug searches which
happened to Be the course of your parcel being pending for the past
months/year.

Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the FedEx Company has
finalized and resolved the whole issued with the legal offices like the
International Monetary of Funds (IMF), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Offices, the company organization has also listed 24 valuable parcels to
Be intact in their office after the released of the parcels from Universal
corps and drug searches.

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains
the Sum of
$1,500,000.00 is among the 24 parcel?s listed which is now in our Office and
also with your name as the receivers despise, that we lost your Private
residential address?s, which is an indication that you can now Re-send your
residential address, telephone as stated above back to the FedEx Company where
your parcel can be delivered to you without Hesitation.

Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel to you that?s the Fiduciary
agent still owes this company the sum of£210 GBP before the Incident occurs,
Note that this fee is not just for delivery but with the Immigration and
customs duty stamp, this company has spend out of their Incomes in the process
by the recovering back your parcel, so dear Customer we once again appreciate
your patronage in our favor.

Without hesitations you are to pay for just the balance left by your Sender
since we have lost his contact. This payment have to be made via Western union
money transfer or Money Gram with the below payment Information so that your
parcel can be delivered to your residential Address before it accumulate a
demurrage after one week, only, as you know Your parcel is not just an
ordinary
parcel but with a huge amount and I
Think you understand what I mean by accumulating a demurrage?

Which you will not allow that to happen to your recovered parcel that Almost
gone if not for the love that God have for you by favoring you with His favor
by now there could have been no hope at all. We assure you that Your parcel
will arrive at your home country in two days time and it will Get to your door
step the third day as soon as this company receive the Balance payment of £210
GBP 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 on
the way and
you will also know when it will arrive at Your home country because we operate
in trust and loyalty in your favor. And also the FedEx Courier Service Company
hereby inform all their Customers through this media by eradicating all their
communication with The scam mails that are going all-over the world be careful
with their E-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil
planes.

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of
supply chain, transportation, business and related information services.
PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS DUTY STAMP CHARGES BEFORE
DELIVERY EFFECT, FIND BELOW the information for Western union or money gram to
enable you make the payment of £210 GBP before the delivery commence:

Receivers Name:......... Mr. Ogwu Nduka
Receivers Address: 70 International Airport Road Mafoluku, Lagos, Nigeria.
Senders Name: ------------
senders Address:------------
Text Question:..........White?
Text Answer:............Black
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN):

Amount to be sent: £210 GBP

Please you have to send the full payment information including the MTCN Number
to enable us fully proceed on your delivery, FedEx is one of the world's
greatest successful company, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of
packages and information. In the past 30 years, we've grown up and
grown into a
diverse family of companies as FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better
than ever.
Call or e-mail me now: Tel (+234) 806-164-6257 email: white1991@live.com make
sure you don?t fail to call me for further explanation on this matter.

WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL.
YOURS AFFECTIONATLY.

Mr. White Philip.
Director Fedex Courier Company
FedEx West Africa Nigeria Head Office
70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku, Lagos. Nigeria
Tel (+234) 806-164-6257


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