419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "fed.ex.post@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?=22FedEx_Online_Team_Management=C2=AE=22_=3Caccess=40carlosmark?=
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Reply-To: fed.ex.post@qq.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 09:10:31 -0700
Subject: Your FedEx Package Shipment Delivery Notification !

FedEx Courier Service,
Address : Sheikh Zayed Road 26th Floor
Dubai Media City 9239 UAE Dubai
Tel: +971521079311
Fax: +971 4-331-0718
Fax: +971 4-332-2304
Email: fed.ex.ae@yandex.com
Website: http://www.fedex.com/ae/
Customers Service Days =2013Monday to Sunday
Attention: Valuable Customer,
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We have a parcel for you containing a winning Cheque worth the sum of Four =
Million One Hundred And Eighty Thousand United State Dollars ($4.180,000.00=
USD) and also an Apple MacBook Pro and the new Apple iPhone (7) 120GB mobil=
e phone added to your package which will be delivered to you after you prov=
ide all the required information to the FedEx Delivery Company before the p=
arcel can be shipped to your own residential address in your country. Furth=
ermore, you might be asking yourself how comes this email or your cheque. Y=
our winning cheque was brought to our office by the Coca-Cola Bottling Comp=
any via a Lottery Fiduciary Claim Agent, signifying that you are a rightful=
winner to their Lottery Award Promo selected randomly which is powered by =
the Coca-Cola Bottling Company and also the Apple Company of United Arab Em=
irates. The main aim of this promo is to advertise the Coca-Cola Bottling C=
ompany product and the Apple Company product worldwide. Your e-mail address=
was amongst the (5) lucky email addresses that makes your email address a=
s one of the lucky email address and they have decided to send your winning=
package to you through Federal Express Delivery Service. What you have to =
do now is to contact our Delivery Department for immediate dispatch of your=
winning package to your residential address. =

For your information, the Lottery Fiduciary Company has paid the Delivery =
fee and Security keeping fee & Shipping charges as well as the Vat fees; yo=
u will have to pay a sum of $280.00 USD to the FedEx Delivery Department be=
ing payment for the Insuring of your package. All you have to do is to insu=
re your winning parcel with the Insurance Company, which is registered with=
FedEx United Arab Emirates Dubai. The reason why you are been ask to pay f=
or the Insurance fee is because of the fact that all items & packages that =
is not Insured by the insurance company of United Arab Emirates Dubai are n=
ot allowed to be delivered to their delivery address. So you are to pay the=
FedEx Courier Service the Insurance Fee to enable the insurance company in=
sured your winnings for delivery.
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As soon as you effect the payment our delivery team will take your Insuranc=
e fee, they will proceed to the insurance company to Insure your winning fu=
nds, as soon as it is been Insured by the insurance company of United Arab =
Emirates Dubai we shall commence with your delivery without any delay and a=
lso we shall provide you with the Insurance receipt that was given to us by=
the insurance company as a proof that you have Insured your package for de=
livery. The main reason why you are been ask to Insure your winning package=
is to certify that the package is not a Drug Affiliated Fund (DAF) neither=
is the funds to sponsor Terrorism in your country this will help you to av=
oid any form of query from the Monetary Authority of your country. And also=
we cannot take the risk to carry out the delivery of your winning package =
in-case of any possible demurrage. You have to contact our delivery team an=
d ask them how you are going to make the payment of the Insurance fee of yo=
ur package. We hope that you will respond to us as soon as possible because=
if you fail to respond until the expiry date of this package, we may refer=
the package to United Arab Emirates Dubai Commission of Welfare or better =
still to Coca-Cola Bottling Company or Apple Company. Kindly contact the de=
livery department (FedEx Delivery Post) with the details given below:
=

Delivery Manager.
Name: Mr. Kelvin Green.
Tel: +971521079311
Email: fed.ex.post@qq.com
=

You have to fill the form below and send back to us, and it's mandatory to =
reconfirm your postal address and telephone numbers to enable us commence w=
ith your delivery and mostly to enable us insure your Winning package and a=
lso do provide us with any scanned copy of any proof of your identification.
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Your Home Address ----------------
Date of Birth ----------------------
Your Contact Phone or Mobile Number ------------------------
Occupation -------------------------
Marital Status ---------------------
Country ----------------
Your State ------------------
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Kindly complete the above form and summit it to the delivery manager on fed=
.ex.post@qq.com) As soon as your details are received, our delivery team wi=
ll give you the necessary payment procedure so that you can effect the paym=
ent for the Insurance fee. As soon as they confirm your payment of $280.00 =
USD, they will not hesitate to work straight to the insurance company and i=
nsure your winning for delivery. It usually takes 24 hours being an overnig=
ht delivery service to deliver your winning funds to you after it has been =
insured by the insurance company. Ensure to contact our delivery department=
with the email address given above and ensure to fill the form as well to =
enable a successful reconfirmation and a safe delivery of your winning pack=
age.
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Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Aisha Philips
FedEx Online Team Management=AE
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