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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: "Dr.Chris Manager" <dr.chris001.manager@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 23:30:53 +0100
Subject: Your Tracking Number: 800277347645

Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,

This email is coming to you as a reminder concerning your pending parcel
that has been with FedEx for a very long time. Due to the petitions
received by the UNCC regarding unfinished transfers going on worldwide
involving Governments of foreign lands, custom officials and security
agents who have been delaying people's funds, consignments,parcels and
other valuables in their custody, a consensus has been reached that all the
beneficiaries who have not received their fund be attended to irrespective
of the part of their world.

The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State
Government have ordered the money recovered sent to you immediately. I am
pleased to to inform you that the said fund has been successfully
transferred into an ATM Master card for convenient access to your fund and
for security reasons.

In this light, FedEx courier company had carried out delivery to your
residential address. The package left United Kingdom on 5th of September
2019 and since on the 5th of September 2019 it has been at Memphis, USA
awaiting clearance.

To track your package, go to www.fedex.com/tracking and insert the tracking
number below to view your parcel status.

www.fedex.com/tracking
Your Tracking Number: 800277347645

To effect the clearance of your parcel containing an ATM Master card with
vital documents valued at $5.5 million in Memphis TN USA, you are advised
to contact the director of payment via his email address now!

Agent: Mr. Richard Blanc
Email:fedexcourier.delivery.comp.org@gmail.com


You are hereby advised to provide him with the information below so he can
immediately have it sent out to FedEx in Memphis for parcel clearance to
you.

1. Your full name:
2. Your physical address
3. Your house phone:
4. Your cell phone:
5. Current Occupation:
6. Age & Sex:
7. Means of Identification via Driver`s License or International Passport.

This is important and as such your immediate response will do you
Good.Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising
for the delivery of the parcel. This is due to Legal law protecting all
Parcel funds misappropriation.

From the desk Jonathan Howkins,
For Ambassador Susan Rice,
Fmr. United States Ambassador to the United Nations.


YOUR PACKAGE WITH (Tracking Number: 800277347645) IS IN MEMPHIS.

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