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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. James M.Schoenberg" <officefile14@globomail.com>
Reply-To: fedex.courier@live.fr
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:40:07 +0900 (KST)
Subject: Hello My dear




Hello My dear,
       
Happy New Year. I am Mr. James M.Schoenberg (NPPC GV). I have cashed your draft/cheque in worth of $2.3Million Us Dollars for your overdue payments, due to the expiry date in the cheque I boxed the money and deposited it for shipment with FEDEX DELIVERY Company (FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY LTD) to deliver the box to you and to avoid another hoax as you were disappointed in the past.So you’re required to contact the FEDEX DELIVERY Company (FEDEX COMPANY) with your delivery address and your telephone numbers so that they will commence immediately with the delivery of your box to your nominated address.Bellow is their contact-
Contact Person: Dr Richard Landry. Director of FedEx Delivery Company Ltd,
Contact e-mail:  fedex.courier@live.fr    Tel: +229.99 211 482.
       Fax.  +229.98 510 465Below is the registration code's which prove that you are the rightful beneficiary of the Consignment Box registered in their custody.SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS,
PACKAGE REGISTRATION CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/;
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/;
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE; SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01Note: FedEx Courier Company (FedEx) don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of Scientific apparatus''They don't know the true content is $2.3Million.This is to avoid them delaying with the Box and don't disclose the content to them until you received your consignment Box to avoid ay criminal act.Please make sure you send them the needed information to the Delivery Company (FedEx) Dr Richard Landry with the e-mail address given to you. Contact FedExT Courier Company today and try to contact them with your delivery information as listed bellow;Full Name...
Home address...
Current Phone...
Country...
Occupation.....
Sex...
Age....
Passport..Thanks and remain in blessRegards,
Mr. James M.Schoenberg (ESQ).
NPPC GV.



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