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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: "FedEx Courier Servicess" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedexline.ng@centrum.sk>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:26:26 -0700
Subject: (Your FedEx Tracking Number)

(Your FedEx Tracking Number)

FedEx Courier Service.
Plot 8, Ahmed Way,
Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.
Direct Line: +234-702 773 4437
E-mail: fedxline.ng@live.com



Customers' Service Hours--Monday to Saturday: Office Hours Monday to Saturday: The FedEx courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential message to all Our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong delivery. This Email is from FedEx courier service regarding your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by Mrs. Alice & Marcia Fert, along the delivery process there was a misunderstanding between her and the Nicon.

Insurance Company in regard of their insurance certificate which covers the security of your package and it happens to be course of your parcel pending for long.


Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the FedEx courier service has sort out and finalized every Issue with the Nicon Insurance Company of Nigeria as the company organization has also listed 4 valuable parcels to be delivered to their owners.Therefore we are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain ATM CARD worth of €1.5M Euro (One Million Five Hundred Euro)is among the 4 parcels listed which is now in our Desk and also with your name as the receiver despite that we lost your private residential address, which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address back to the office in charge with this e-mail (fedxline.ng@live.com)



Note that the senders of this parcel Mrs. Alice & Marcia Fert still owes this company the sum of €90 before the incident occurred, therefore i want you to know that this company has spent out of their incomes in the process of recovering back your lost parcel so dear sir/madam we once again appreciate your patronage in our favor. As the rightful beneficiary of the funds, you are to settle for the cost of delivery which is the sum of €90 via Western Union Money Transfer Or Money Gram International Money Transfer so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week, as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but ATM CARD with huge amount.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your country in two working Days after the payment confirmation and it will get to your door step the second OR third day as soon as this company receives the balance left by your sender? Once your payment is been received your tracking Number will be sent to you via e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself on our official website:(www.FedEx.com) to know the arrival date to your location because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favor. And also the FedEx courier Service Company is hereby to inform all their customers to Be careful with all their communication with the scam mails that are going all-over the world.

Below is the payment address where the delivery fee will be sent as soon as possible.

PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE
=============================================================
RECIEVERS NAME------OKORIE STEPHEN
RECIEVERS COUNTRY----Plot 8,Ahmed Way Lagos Nigeria NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION------------WHAT COLOR
TEXT ANSWER---------------.RED
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------€90
YOU’RE DELIVERY ADDRESS-----


Once the payment has been made as required quickly get back to me with the above Information thus:

SENDER'S NAME -------
SENDER'S ADDRESS-----
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER (MTCN) -----

FedEx is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information

Thank You!

Danny West

FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.

Victoria Island Manager FedEx Express Services Lagos Nigeria

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