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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: "Bello Usman" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:21:10 -0000
Subject: Urgent Reply

Attention Beneficiary

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation fee and the delivery of your Trunk Box to you. I paid it because your TRUNK BOX OF $2.5 MILLION has few days to expire and when it expires it will go into Government purse of this Country, then I decided to help you pay the money so that the Trunk Box will be transported to you in *RAW CASH BUT I DISGUISE IT AS A FAMILY TREASURE I DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT AS RAW CASH OF $2.5 MILLION IN A SILVER METALIC TRUNK BOX.

They will transport it via customs diplomatic means, because I know when you get your Trunk Box definitely you must pay me back the money I have spent and even reward me for good work thereafter.

Now all you have to do is contact FEDEX Express Service, Customer Service Office, and supply them your full Contact information's such as,

Full name:.........................,
Delivery address:..................,
Cell/Office Tel #:.................,
Country/Occupation:................,

You have to contact them today so that they can deliver your Trunk Box to your destination address without any delay. Like I stated earlier, The registration, delivery charges & insurance has been paid but I did not pay their storage duty since they refused because they do not know when you are going to contact them and demurrage might have increased by then.

They told me that their storage duty daily is $35 and I deposited the box on Monday, 21st February 2011. Below is their Contact Information's, FEDEX Express Service Customer Service Office,
Contact person in-charge Manager: Engr.Kayode Joseph

Email:
Phone:

Contact them Today to avoid increase of their storage keepimg charges and let me know once you receive your Trunk Box OF $2.5 MILLION, also indicate this airway bill # 9423372450 and Registration CODE N {D-KLEUB119} once

you contacted them.
Have a nice day
Bello Usman



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