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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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Fraud email example:

From: "stacy adams" <draws@fedexpoll.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:01:16 +0000
Subject: lucky dear

 
    FedEx Express Logo
Dear customer
 
We at FEDEX wishes to present you with our packages as ordered by the management on our ongoing email raffle which invloves us polling emails from different email servers with license from the email hosters and organising a bonanza for them
 
Its all part of the public notification programme and promotion the company is currently undergoing.Subsequently your email was picked at radom by our polling machine and you are therefore a winner.
 
We are doing this to promote fedex and make it more popular worldwide because we are simply the best when it comes to delivering and shipments.
 
Please for more details see postals or T.V guides for more.
 
The following goods would be delivered to you because you have luckily won them,

 your parcel contains the following items

  • 6 sony laptop computers
  • 5 sony DVD players
  • 2 sony cameras
  • A cheque of 700pounds
  • A fedex multiple choice magazine

We at fedex are always at your services to deliver to your door step.

                         please send us the following

  1. your address where we would deliver
  2. Your name

on submission of these you would get your tracking code and shipment is immediate

Or if you live in the uk, you can better still rush over to any of our offices below to claim your price and save the cost of shipments.but you must have a proof that you are the rightful owner of this winning email,by providing us with your code.

London  
27a Poland Street, London W1F 8QW

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS........!!!

 

+447031919940

MANAGEMENT.

NOTE THAT ON GETTING YOUR CODE YOU WOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT FOR DELIVERIES IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE OUR COURIER SERVICE.

FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT OUR SITES.

WWW.FEDEXPOLL.COM

WWW.FEDEX.COM

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