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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: johnmark01@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:14:27 +0100
Subject: RE:CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX


Dear Friend

Good day. How are you today? I am writing to inform you
that I have Paid the registration fee for your CHEQUE which has been
with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft
has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Justin Yayi the Director
Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that
it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.5 Million united state
dollarsS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration.


However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.5 Million
united state dollarsS in cash was made with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY here
in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Justin Yayi the Direct or of Bank of
Africa Cotonou has package the sum of $1.5 Million USD in cash for you.


Then he also help me to Register the Consignment with FEDEX COURIER
COMPANY Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every
thing went normally. As for our agreement with the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY
they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before
5 days from now, But the Director of the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY said that
they need your contacts information\'s to enable them meet up with you
immediately the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country.
Please write a
letter of application to the given address below.

ATTN: DR EDWARD
LYNN
Email: fedexltd46@yahoo.it
Tel: + 229-93 91 33 68

Please Send
them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately
they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from
you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3 YOUR COUNTRY
4.YOUR
CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
6.A
COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION/ PICTURE WHEN DELVERY

Please make sure you
send this needed information to the Director general of FEDEX COURIER
COMPANY DR. EDWARD LYNN with the address given to you.

Note this.
Courrier Company don\'t know the contents of the Box. I registered it
as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents was money.
this is to avoid them delaying with the
BOX.

Dont let them know that
box contents money ok. I am waiting for your urgent response. You can
even call the Director of FEDEX COURIER COMPANY with this line: Tel:
+229-93 91 33 68

Regards.
Mr. JOHN MIKE







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