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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: Mrs Susan Uda <sv1onu@otenet.gr>
Reply-To: fedexddeliv.erycourier@outlook.fr
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 20:54:07 +0430
Subject: Contact Fedex For Your Atm Card

Hello Sir /Madam

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of
your fund
transfer through the Western Union And Bank network,we have credited
your total
sum of $4.7millon valid fund into an ATM MASTER CARD and I have paid the
re-
activation fee and the delivery of the ATM Card To you,I paid it because
the
ATM Card worth of $4.700,000.00 Four Million Seven Hundred United Staed
Dollars, which I have registered for delivery has less than 31 days to
expire
in the custody of the fedex Courier Delivery Company and when it
expires, the
money will go into Federal Government treasury account.

With that we decided to help you pay off the money so that the ATM Card
will
not expire,because I trust that when you receive your ATM Card
definitely you
must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you.I was
calling
the telephone number you provided before,but unavailable to confirm if
you
still living in your formal address in for the registration of the ATM
Card.
Now I want you to contact Fedex Express Delivery Company with your
current
address you desire the delivery to be made so that they can deliver your
ATM
Card to your designated address without any delay below is the
information they
need
Full name-
address-
city-
country-
office and home telephone Number-
Next of kin-
age-
marrital status-
Gender-
Nationality-
Occupation-
Copy copy of your ID-

Like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation, delivery and the
company
registration charges has been paid by me, but I did not pay the Fee to
Obtain
the Delivery Permit Certificate since they refused, they refused and the
reason
is that they do not know when you are going to contact them

Below is the Contact Information of the Fedex, Express delivery Company
Director Dr Wildred Ugochi
Email Address online:( fedexddeliv.erycourier@outlook.fr)
Tel:+229 98 974 221

Contact them today and let me know once you receive your ATM card,
Important
Notice, your ATM CARD package was registered as a gift so that the
diplomatic
Agent will not know the content of your package okay.

Make sure you call him after sending them email

Thanks and God Bless
My Regard
Barr Tony Elumelu High Court

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