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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 Excellent Don <giuseppeliccardo@alice.it>
Reply-To: fexdex-exprres-compny@outlook.fr
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:23:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Contact the delivery company immediately.

Attention, Please.

Good day. How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the
registration fee for your CHECK which has been with me for a long time. And I
went to the bank to confirm if the CHECK has be expired or getting near to
expire and Mrs. Justina Yayi the Director Bank of Africa told me that before
the CHECK will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $4.2 million united state dollars to cash payment to
avoid losing this funds under expiration. However, all the necessary
arrangement for delivering the $4.2 million united state dollars in cash was
made with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin, Republic, Mrs.
Justina Yayi the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou Benin, Republic. has
package the sum of $4.2million USD in cash for you.Then he also help me to
Register the Consignment with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY Infact I thank God
very much for all the movement I made, every thing went normally.

As for our agreement with the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY they promised that
your consignment will leave this Country on or before 4days from now, But the
Director of the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts
information's to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomant Agents

CONTACT: REV.PETER JOHNSON
Email: ( fexdex-exprres-compny@outlook.fr )
Please Send them your contacts information to enable them locate immediately
they arrived in your country with your BOX This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME....................
2.YOUR COUNTRY..........................
3.YOUR HOME DELIVERY ADDRESS.........................
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER........................
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE...................
6.YOUR CURRENT CELL PHONE..............................
7.YOUR NERAEST INTERANTIONAL AIRPORT..................
8.YOUR COMPANY NAME.................................
9. A COPY OF YOUR ID/ PICTURE....................

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of
FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY REV.PETER JOHNSON with the address given to you.

I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of FEDEX
EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY
with this line:Tel +229 98 94 06 73.

Below is the Deposit details:
Deposit Number: PLCC-101-PL45
Sort/Clearance Code: PLC/101-45/P50
Deposit Certificate N0.: 405576
Consignment Description: 4.2million USD
Depositor: Barrister.James Folden
Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Regards.

MR Excellent Don

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