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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: "Mr.Khalid Fellahi" <usaoffice855@gmail.com>
Reply-To: khalidfellahi@aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:04:38 -0800
Subject: FedEx - Cal City Business Park FedEx Authorized Ship Center Oklahoma
City USA

FedEx Delivery Company USA

This is to Inform you that a package was brought to our office by
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
They stated that they have been working toward the eradication of
fraudsters and scam Artists in
Africa with the Organization of African Unity (OAN) UNITED NATIONS
(UN) European Union (EU) They
have been able to track down so many scam artist in African.
During the course of their investigation they have been able to
recover so much money from these people .
The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the International Monetary
fund (IMF) Have ordered the money
recovered from those scammers to be shared among some lucky people
around the world for COMPENSATION, This
email has been send to you because your email address was found in one
of the scam Artist file and computer
hard disk during their investigation maybe you have been scam or not
yet, You therefore being compensated
with the sum off $1.5 million USD.
They have arranged your payment to be paid to you through Check. A
CHECK of $1.5 million usd, will be
delivered to you. And we are to deliver it to your home address So you
can cash it out at any store close to you .
You are to reconfirm us your information for the delivery of your
check to avoid wrong delivery.

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:

The IMF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND has also concluded every legal
cost from all the various financial offices to enable
a successful delivery of your CHECK without any hitch or delay based
on the agreement made, FedEx delivery company, Based
on the fact that your CHECK has already been activated for instant
cash-out, you have only three working days to receive
your CHECK, To enable you cash it out before the last hours get limited out.
If we don't hear from you the Provincial Government will cancel the
CHECK for security purpose and your payment be withdrawn.

PLEASE BE WARNED . As the United Nation Anti-crime Commission and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) dose not instruct any
other delivery company agent only FEDEX delivery company are permitted
to deliver to you .

We expect to hear from you now to enable us proceed the delivery to
your address.
please urgent respond is needed to confirm when the delivery will
commence to your home address.
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS YOU FOLLOW INSTRUCTION.

FEDEX delivery company
delivery agent
Mr Khalid Fellahi.
www.fedex.co.usa
United Nations Delivery Agent

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