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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "stamp duty" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "tax fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "stamp duty charges" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "FedEx Dispatch Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedexcourierservices@info.lt>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:33:59 +0100
Subject: Notification

CONTACT THE FEDEX DELIVERY AT (fedexcourierservices@info.lt)
FedEx Nigeria Head Office
70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku, Lagos.
Tel +234-812 5052
Date: Sat/26/June/2009

Attention: Dear Valued Beneficiary,

CLAIM NOTIFICATION.

This is to notify you that your parcel is still in our possession, this parcel contained an International Cashier Bank Draft/Cheque worth

the sum of $500,000.00(five thundred Thousand USA dollars)only and it is ready for delivery to your door step. Meanwhile, before the

delivery or shipment will take place, you are advice to send to us the following data’s mention below:

1. Your full Name :
2. Recidencial Address:
3. Private Telephone:

The above requested information’s will enable us deliver your parcel correctly without any mistake or delivering your parcel to a wrong

person. Further more, you might be asking yourself how comes this email, cheque or draft, Anyway, your cheque was brought to this

office by a Lottery Fiduciary Agent Or Claim Agent, signifying that you are a rightful winner to their Lottery Award selected randomly

from 10 lucky email addresses which your email address is one of the lucky email address.

FedEx courier service company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by the lottery

groups, along the delivery process that brought a misunderstanding between you and the lottery claim agent and in regards of their

request as per their insurance certificate cost, tax fee and lots of other universal corps and drug searches which happened to be the

course of your parcel being pending for the past months/year.

Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the FedEx Company has finalized and resolved the whole issued with the legal

offices like the International Monetary of Funds(IMF),and the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) offices, the company organization has also

listed 24 valuable parcel’s to be intact in their office after the released of the parcel’s from universal corps and drug searches.

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains the sum of $500,000.00 is among the 24 parcel’s listed which is

now in our office and also with your name as the receivers despise, that we lost your private residential address’s, which is an indication

that you can now re-send your residential address, telephone as stated above back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be

delivered to you without hesitation.

Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel to you that’s the fiduciary agent still owes this company the sum of $95USD before the

incident occurs, Note that this fee is not just for delivery but with the immigration and customs stamp duty, this company has spend out

of their incomes in the process by the recovering back your parcel? so dear customer we once again appreciate your patronage in our

favor.

Without hesitations you are to pay for just the balance left by your sender since we have lost his contact. this payment have to be made

via western union money transfer or Money Gram with the below payment information so that your parcel can be delivered to your

residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week, only,as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but

with a huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating a demurrage? Which you will not allow that to happen to

your recovered parcel that almost gone if not for the love that God have for you by favoring you with his favor by now there could have

been no hope at all.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your home country in two days time and it will get to your door step the third day as soon

as this company receive the balance payment of $95USD the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via e-mail immediately so

that you can track it yourself to see your parcel on the way and you will also know when it will arrive at your home country because we

operate in trust and loyalty in your favor. And also the FedEx Courier Service Company hereby inform all their customers through this

media by heradicating all their communication with the scam mails that are going all-over the world be careful with their e-mails so that

your parcel will not be in danger with their evil planes.

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, business and related

information services.

PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS STAMP DUTY CHARGES BEFORE DELIVERY EFFECT, FIND

BELOW the information for Western union or money gram to enable you make the payment of $95 before the delivery commence:

Receivers Name: Balogun Sulaimon
Receivers Address: Abuja Nigeria.

Senders Name: ------------?

Text Question: FOR WHAT
Answer: MAILING

MTCN Number...

Amount to be sent: $95 us dollars.

Please you have to send the full payment information including the MTCN Number to enable us fully proceed on your delivery

FedEx is one of the world's greatest successful story, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the

past 30 years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies as FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR..

Call us now: Tel +234-01 8125 052

WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL: (fedexcourierservices@info.lt

)

YOURS AFFECTIONATLY. MR. Balogun Sulaimon

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