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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.Albert Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedex_exp.dcc_04@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:56:57 -0700
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX EXPRESS DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES, VERY URGENT FOR YOUR PACKAGE!

Attn; My Dear!

Compliment of the day to you and your family. I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Check which my boss left to me on his departure to England but I did not hear from you since that time till today. I went to the bank to confirm whether the Check is getting close to expire as it has been long time my boss issued the Check.

The director of the bank told me that before the draft will get to you that it will expire, then I told him to help me and cash the Check worth of $2.5M.USD to cash payment.

However, I have successfully cashed the draft and packaged it in a box and i have registered it to the (FedEx Express Diplomatic Courier Services) here in Benin Republic, but I will travel to see my boss in England and will not come back till Spt 20th 2011,So you have to contact the (FedEx Express Diplomatic Courier Services) to know when they will deliver your package to your mentioned address.

Note, that I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fees,therefore the only money you have to send to them is their company official security keeping a fee which is USD$350.00USD to receive your package and be rest of assure that the required fee of $350.USD is the only money which you are going to pay so far on this Shipment, So don't be deceived by any body.

Therefore you are advise to contact this below information who is in charge to handle your delivery very urgently.

Chief Dr.Eric Moore
(Director FedEx Express Diplomatic Courier Services)
E-mail:(fedex_exp.dcc_04@hotmail.com )
Tel/Fax: +229-98-599-358

This is the information they needed from you.

1. Your full name.....
2. Your shipping/home address.....
3. Your Occupations.........
4. Your current tell no..........
5. A copy of your passport......

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid the weekly incremental of the security keeping fee.

Note; I didn't tell the (FedEx Express Diplomatic Courier Services) that it's money inside the box; I registered it as a box of a Church Minister Materials. This is to avoid delay or any upfront problem during the delivery. So, do not let them know that the package contains money.

Thanks and God bless you more.
Regards;
Mr.Albert Mark

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