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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: Jerry Ade <embassyoftheu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedexexpress119@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 03:54:31 -0800
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR ATM CARD

FEDEX EXPRESS HEAD OFFICE LAGOS NIGERIA

Good day!!!

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation
fee and the delivery of your ATM.I paid it because the ATM-0451 $1.5m
USD,has less three days to

expire and when it expires,the money will divert and forfeited into
Government purse (account)with that I decided to help you pay the
money so that,the ATM will not

expire,because I know when you get your ATM definitely you must pay me
back my money and even compensate me for helping you.

Now i want you to contact FedEx Express with your Full Contact
information's so that they can deliver your Card to your designated
address without any delay.Like i

stated earlier, The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay
their official keeping fees since they refused.They refused and the
reason is that they do not

know when you are going to contact them and demurral might have
increase.They told me that their keeping fees is $65 USD per day and
i deposited it today.

Below is their Contact Information's,

Contact Person:JOHN EZE
FedEx Express Service Email: (fedexexpress119@hotmail.com)
Tel: +234 8107643325

Contact them Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me
know once you receive your Card. Finally, make sure that you reconfirm
your Postal address and

Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the
Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you
track your package over there and

know when it will get to your address.Let me repeat again, try to
contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further
delay and remember to pay them

their OFFICIAL Keeping fee of $65 US Dollars for their immediate
action today to avoid the increment per a day. Please make sure you
send this needed information to

the Director general of FedEx Express Delivery Company Ltd JOHN
EZE.with the address given to you.Note.The FedEx Express Delivery
COMPANY Ltd don't know the contents

of the Box.

I registered it as a Box of an jewellery They don't know it contents
valuable atm card. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't
let them know that is money

that is in that Box. I am waiting for your urgent response. You can
even call the Director JOHN EZE with this line +234 8107643325
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS PACKAGE

REGISTERED CODE NO XGT449. SECURITY CODE
SCTC/2009FDXeX/562326/TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/CERTIFICATE
DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01.

Yours Faithful,
Mr. Jerry Ade

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