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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: "FedEx Online Team Management." <fedex.delivery@[76.177.154.151]>
Reply-To: fedex_postservices@live.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:59:19 +0100
Subject: Dear Customer !!!

Dear Customer !!!
 
We have been waiting for y= ou to contact us for your Confirmed Package that is registered with u= s for shipping to your residential location.We thought that the sende= r gave you our contact details and that you would have contacted us b= y now.we would also let you know that a letter is also attached to yo= ur package.However, we cannot quote its content to you via E-mail for= privacy reasons. =
 
We understand that the con= tent of your package itself is a Bank Draft worth $800,000.00 USD,in = FedEx we do not ship money in CASH or in CHEQUES but in Bank Drafts o= nly.
 
The package is registered = with us for mailing by your colleague, and your colleague explained t= hat he is from the United States but he is in Nigeria for a three (3)= month Surveying Project. for he is working with a consulting firm in= Nigeria West Africa. We are sending you this E-mail because your pac= kage is been registered on a Special Order. What you have to do now, = is to contact our Delivery Department for the immediate dispatch of y= our package to your residential address. Note that as soon as our Del= ivery Team confirms your information, it will only take us one workin= g day (24 hours) for your package to arrive at its designated destina= tion.For your information, the VAT & Shipping charges as well as = Insurance fees have been paid by your colleague before your package w= as registered.
 
Note that the payment that= is made on the Insurance, Premium & Clearance Certificates, are = to certify that the Bank Draft is not a Drug Affiliated Fund (DAF) ne= ither is it funds to sponsor Terrorism in your country. This will hel= p you avoid any form of query from the = Monetary Authority of your country.However, you will have to pay a= sum of $105 US Dollars to the FedEx Delivery Department for the Secu= rity Keeping Fee of the FedEx company as stated in our privacy terms = & condition page. Also be informed that your colleague wished to = pay for the Security Keeping charges, but we do not accept such payme= nts considering the facts that all items & packages registered wi= th us has a time limitation and we cannot accept payment not knowing = when you will be picking up the package or even respond to us.So we c= annot take the risk to have accepted such pay
 
Kindly note that your coll= eague did not leave us with any further information.We hope that you = send your response to us as soon as possible because if you fail to r= espond until the expiry date of the foremost package, we may refer th= e package to the British Commission for Welfare as the package those = not have a return address.
 
Kindly contact the deliver= y department (FedEx Delivery Post) with the
details given below:
FedEx Delivery Post
Contact Person: Mr. David = Moore
fedex-p= ostservices@live.com
Kindly complete the below = form and send it to the email address given above.
This is mandatory to recon= firm your Postal address and telephone numbers.
FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:=
CITY:
STATE:
AGE
MARITAL STATUS:=
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
Kindly complete the above = form and submit it to the delivery manager
 
on: fedexdelivery.ser= vice@discuz.org
 =
As soon as your details ar= e received, our delivery team will give you the necessary payment pro= cedure so that you can effect the payment for the Security Keeping Fe= es. As soon as they confirm your payment receipt of $105 US Dollars. = They will not hesitate to dispatch your package as well as the attach= ed letter to your residence. which usually takes 24 hours being an ov= er night delivery service.
 
Note: that we were not ins= tructed to email you, but due to the high priority of your package we= had to inform you as your sender did not leave us with his phone num= ber because he stated that he just arrived Nigeria and he has not got= ten a phone yet. We personally sealed your Bank Draft and we found yo= ur email contact in the attached letter as the recipient of the forem= ost package. Ensure to contact the delivery department with the email= address given above and ensure to fill the above form as well to ena= ble a successful reconfirmation.
 
Yours Faithfully,
Mr James Wellington.
FedEx Online Team Manageme= nt.
All rights reserved. =A9 1= 995-2010
--------------------------= ------------------------------------------------------------
This E-mail is only for th= e above addressees. It may contain
confidential or Privileged= information. If you are not an addressee you must not copy, distribu= te, disclose or use any of the information in it or any attachments.<= /B>
--------------------------= -------------------------------------------------------------
FEDEX INTL>>>LICE= NCE OF FEDERAL EXPRESS CO-OPERATION.

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