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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.Michael Winston" <fedex-customerservices-nig@live.nl>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 16:30:11 +0530
Subject:



Dear Friend,

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your
ATM MASTER CARD of USD $800,000,00 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 ATM
MASTER CARD 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 $120
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 demurrage.

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 Mrs. Joanna Gibson,
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. John Gibson
FEDEX Courier Company Dispatch Officer
Email Address: fedex-customerservices-nig@live.nl
Telephone: +234--8130-886-850
Shipment Code: CPEL/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 (1148) 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.Michael Winston.
reached-mr-winston@w.cn


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