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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: Barrister Edwin Okoye <patricia125@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: fexpressbenin5@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:41:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX NOW FOR YOUR PACKAGE DELIVERY




 
Attn Dear Beneficary,

I have Paid the fee for your International Bank Draft Cheque Today . but the manager of

Eko Bankn Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told

him to cash $3.500,000.00 USA DOLLar all the necessary arrangement of delivering

the $3.500,000.00 USA DOLLar in cash was made with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER

COMPANY.
This is the information they need to delivery your package to you through FEDEX
EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY, contact them now.
 
NAME: FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY.
ATTENTION:  PERSON:REV JUBILEE GODWIN.
POSITION:  FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
E-MAIL:(fexpressbenin5@hotmail.com)
Phone number:+229-96-08-54-17
Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately
they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Note that this is there E-mail contact is (fexpressbenin5@hotmail.com)
Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of
FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC,REV JUBILEE GODWIN with

the address
given to you.

Note. The FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a Box of an African cloths. They don't know it contents
money, this is to avoid them delaying with the Box.don't let them know that
is money that is in that Box.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Barr.Edwin Okoye (ESQ)
 


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