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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 Israel Chukwu <officekate----06@att.net>
Reply-To: diplomaticericb@globomail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:16:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Your Package # FdEx57-BC59-652101 shipped has arrived JFK international Airport




 Attn Dear,
 
I want to acknowledged you that we have finally succeeded in getting your package worth’s of $7.2million out of (ECOWAS) Economic Community of West African States department with the help of Mr James George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin Republic which act as your foreign Attorney
representative here in Benin Republic.
 
So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent Eric for the Consignment Box and every Documents guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is currently at JFK International Airport New York with your Consignment Box, As he called me this morning to inform me that he misplaced your delivery address which he has due to CUSTOMS /FBI/ CIA and POLICE searching and scanning on the Box as if he is a terrorist there in your country but finally I thank God that they have confirmed that his movement is clear and legit with out any suspicious intentions to your country only to deliver this Consignment Box to you and the documents are updated as I earlier told you.
 
So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat and ask him to send you your FedEx Airway Bill so as to prove to you that he is
currently in your country also ask him to give you his mobile number so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him full direction to
get your Consignment Box delivered to you safe and sound, Furthermore you are advice to be very fast as the Agent
Eric has no time to waste due to his flight ticket.
So the Information you are required to reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.
 
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Fax Number================
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Nearest Airport ==============as he is at JFK Airport right now because of the
Searching and Scanning of the Consignment which made him to
misplace your address(8)A Copy of Your I D For Identification.
 
Kindly contact him via his email address, Contact person, Name Agent Eric Brown Email Address (diplomaticericb@globomail.com ) So contact him to deliver your consignment box first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you contact the Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to you without any hitch, Furthermore remember the Agent delivering the Consignment Box does not know the content of that consignment box is money, Because the Attorney which represented you at (ECOWAS) registered it as a family value to avoid hitch during the delivery so unknown circumstances should you let him know the content of that consignment box is $7.2million to avoid lost of your fund as your Consignment was Sign and Stamp by Federal Ministry of Justice to make sure that it is protected until it gets to you.
 
SINCERELY
Mr Israel Chukwu,
CALL ME AFTER GOING THROUGH THE EMAIL +229-9878 9365
The Director of FedEx Courier Company Benin Republic.

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