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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: "Agnes Coxen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinsolomon3300@lankaemail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 10:07:37 -0400
Subject: Remembrance/6 October

Compliments!5 October.

This is Ms. Agnes Coxen of FDF' west Africa, I have expected you long ago for this Parcel, I am out of office for a 3-months course, Your parcel containing an (ATM -118) valued $950.000.000.00 USD (Nine hundred and fifty million US Dollars) and a dual core intel laptop are due for dispatch. I have registered it to the FedEx Courier Delivery Company here in West Africa. All you need do is to contact the FedEx Express Deliveries Africa,Lagos.

For your information we have paid some fees to FedEx Courier for Delivery, and you have to take care of the security keeping fee demurrage (SKFD) of $399.00 USD. incured by your parcel. we would have paid for that but FedEx disagreed because no one knows when you will contact them.

You are being asked to mail FedEx with your present contact address, your full name, country and most importantly your Phone number to ensure hitch free delivery.

Contact FedEx Courier Delivery Company Africa,Lagos for the delivery of your Parcel with this information below:

Contact FedEx Agent:

(Dr.) Martins Solomon.

Personal email:martinsolomon3300@lankaemail.com

Do not fail to mail him immediately you recieve this mail.

Thanks.

Ms.Coxen

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