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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 Courier Company." <localhost@itakth.com>
Reply-To: <fedexdelivery147@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:39:10 -0500
Subject: Good Day....................Read And Understand....................

Good Day....................Read And Understand....................

I am glad to send you this email to notify you concerning your ATM CARD which is in

our costudy for the past few months.

We want you to understand that the delivery fees is beeing paid by the authorities

and what you need to do now is to contact us immediately so that the delivery will

commence to your doorstep as soon as possible.

Note that you are to pay for the safe keeping security fees of your ATM CARD which

is $270 Dollars only so that immediately infect will take place for the delivery of

your ATM CARD .

If you know you won't be able to pay for the safe keeping of your ATM CARD please

do not respond back to this email, and your ATM CARD will be return back to the

compensation head office which you will not be able to get the ATM CARD again.

Please i repeat myself again that if you know that you will not be able to pay for

the safe keeping of your ATM CARD which is $270 please i beg you not to respond

to this email because it will not help.

Do fill this information and get back to us ASP You received this message.

Recomfirm your mailing address. ===============================================

Full Name:.........

Sex:...................

Mailing Address:..........

Personal Phone Number...........

Occupation:..................

================================================

As soon as you are ready to make the payment of the safe keeping of your ATM CARD

{$270} do let us know by sending us your mailing address, and we are going to

send you the information in which you are going to use in making the payment for the

delivery, once your payment have been comfirm by our accountant officer, your ATM

CARD will be delivered to you ASP.

Get back for immediately delivery of your ATM CARD .

E-mail: fedexdelivery147@gmail.com

www.fedex.com

========================================= =========================================

Thanks for your understanding.

Sincerly,

FedEx Courier Company.

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