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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 Robert WIllison"<delivery_express@w.cn>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:50:56 +0100
Subject: FedEx Courier Company

FedEx Courier Company
PO Box 5008, 70
International Airport Rd.,
Mafoluku, Lagos, , Nigeria
http://www.redstarexpress-ng.com

Attention: Beneficiary

Good day to you, This is to information that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) handed over to the FedEx your ATM Card and Certificates to be deliver to you but we have being through difficulties because of different people contacting our Agent with different addresses and we have being made to understand that these people are just corrupt bank officials/Impostors.

I am so much happy to inform you that FedEx Agent (Mr Lewis Johnson) have arrived to our outlet office in FedEx Express Ship Center in Michigan City United States, with your ATM CARD and the Certificates, But he was being interrogated on his arrival and we were made to understand that due to the Ongoing Scam activities going on in America and all over the World they we need a proper re-confirmation from you to avoid delivery of your ATM CARD and the Certificates to a wrong person or address.

So be advice to get in touch with him in our office Michigan, for proper confirmation.

Meanwhile you are to reconfirm to the FedEx Agent (Mr Lewis Johnson) the following details of yours for proper verification so as to avoid wrongful delivery of your package to a wrong address:

1. Your Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone number:
4. Nearest Airport close to your house:
5. Scan Copy of any of your Identity Card:


You are advice to urgently contact our agent Mr Lewis Johnson Via is personal contact Details been stated below ;

Name of Diplomat: Lewis Johnson
Private Email: fedexcourier95@live.com
Phone number : 231-354-2778
Address: 6730 Middlebelt Rd. Romulus, MI 48174 United States

Note: That the FedEx Agent would not be staying much longer in Michigan, so you are advice to quickly contact him with immediate effect as soon as you receive this short notification so as to enable him put you through what is needed to be done for him to get down to your residential address for the final delivery of your ATM DEBIT CARD PARCEL which valued at $10 Million United State Dollars.

Delay Could be Dangerous.

Sincerely.

Mr Robert WIllison
FedEx Courier Company
Managing Director.


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