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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.com Online Services <seller@domain.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 06:19:22 -0700
Subject: An Urgent Issue of Billing....

Your fedex.com billing invoice is ready
FedEx(R) Your fedex.com billing invoice is ready
fedex.com Ship New Customer Center How to Pack
Dear User,

Your fedex.com billing invoice is ready and due t be paid. Kindly click the link below to to view and pay your invoice now.

http://www.fedex.com/us/fcl/pckgenvlp/online-billing/index.html

Please note, however, that your fedex.com account will be deleted when the invoice becomes overdue.

Thank you.


*fedex.com user ID’s are case sensitive.


 
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