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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 Dominic Hills." <dominic@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fedexinquiries@w.cn
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:11:25 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: Your Package !

Greetings !

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirm able
Bank Draft of $1,000.000.00 USD (One Million US Dollars), but I did not
hear from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with
FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, West Africa, I traveled out of the country for a 3
Months Course and I will not come back till end of December, 2010.

What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of
the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the security
keeping fee, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the
Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money in your Country.

The only money you will need send to the FEDEX COURIER CHARGES to deliver
your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($200
US)Dollars only being PACKAGE DELIVERY CHARGES of the Courier Company so
far.

I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you
will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact the FEDEX
COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft with this information
below:

Contact Person: Mr. Alex Nestor
Email Address: fedexinquiries@w.cn
Telephone: +234-805-541-5797

Send Them The Require Information Below:
****************************************
Full Names: /
Mobile Telephone Number: /
Home Address: /
****************************************

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 PACKAGE DELIVERY
CHARGES fee of $200 US Dollars for their immediate action. You should also
let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Dominic Hills.



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