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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: "FedEx Delivery Office" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:28:39 -0000
Subject: FedEx Pickup Confirmation

 

Dear Customer.

A parcel was sent to your home address.
And it will arrive within 3 business day.

More information and the tracking number are attached in the document.


Please do not respond to this message. This email was sent from an unattended mailbox.
This report was generated at approximately GMT on 09/29/2013.

To learn more about FedEx Express, please visit our website at fedex.com.

All weights are estimated.

To track the latest status of your shipment, click on the tracking number below, or visit us at fedex.com.

This tracking update has been sent to you by FedEx on the behalf of the Request or noted above.
FedEx does not validate the authenticity of the requestor and does not validate,
guarantee or warrant the authenticity of the request, the requestor's message, or the accuracy of this tracking update.
For tracking results and fedex.com terms of use, go to fedex.com.

Thank you for your business.
FedEx Customer Service

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