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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: "Mrs. Jessica Brown." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedex_delivery2012@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:43:40 -0700
Subject: CONTACT HIM.

Good day TO You!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $850,000 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to the date of expire and Dr.Jackson the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $850,000 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of December 2013. What you have to do now is to contact Fedex EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information,i have paid for the delivering Charge, and premium Insurance . The only money you will send to the Fedex EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is($210 .00 USD) two..ten United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $210.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. So you have to contact Fedex EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow; So Make sure you contact Mr BOBBY ISAAC Fedex Controller Lagos Nigeria Directors Name: Mr BOBBY ISAAC Companys Name:Fedex EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY Cell Phone : +234 8038910740 EmailAddress: fedex_delivery2012@yahoo.co.jp 1,Your Full Name: 2,Your Delivery Address: 3,Your Cell Phone Number: 4,Your Age: 5,Your Country: 6,Your OCUPATION: 7,Your Sex: Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on Delivery day and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your door step so that you can sign on it. Let me repeat again, Try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail and ask them how you will make the security fee of $210 usd to them to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $210.00 US Dollars for their immediate action. Note this. The Fedex EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that box contents is Money ok. Upon receipt of the above,modalities to send your certificate and cheque will commence immediately. We want you to note that your parcel will get to you in 2 (TWO) days after your transfer has being confirmed. Sincerely, Mrs. Jessica Brown.

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