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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: samson.fedexdelivery@9.cn
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:24:03 +0800
Subject: Shipment.

Dear Friend,

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD
$800,000,00 United state dollars to the FedEx Delivery services here in West
Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your funds will
be transferred through ZENITH BANK AFR here,CA, but because of the late
response
I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with the FEDEX DELIVERY SERVICES
with your previous information as you listed it that
time.

I have paid to them their delivery charges & insurance coverage fee, the only
fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of $150
dollars only.I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

I will be traveling to IRAQ to see my boss and I will not come back till next
four months, therefore I will advise you to contact the FEDEX SHIPMENT officer
with his contact information as listed below for the avoidance of increase of
their security safe keeping fee.

Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine where nobody will
notice the content, I also told the shipment officer Mr. Samson Weith, that it
is ordinary African magazine I want to deliver to my friend abroad to avoid
further delay unless you delay to send their security safe keeping fee.

Below is the shipment officer contact information including his email address
with the parcel reference number, note that without you indicating
your parcel number as listed below the FedEx delivery services will not listen
to you they will be imagining if you want to steal another persons parcel.

Attention: Mr. Samson Weith
FEDEX Courier Company Dispatch Officer
Email Address: samson.fedexdelivery@9.cn
Telephone: +234--809-113-1550
Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272-NIG

Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in form
of African Magazine to your address, this is to avoid wrong delivery as I
already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it to them
ok.

Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telephone...............

Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they
receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days the magazine
will arrived your door step according to the shipment officer.

Moreover, this is another people that received there payment through
fedEx Tracking website (www.FEDEX.com).


RICHARD AUTRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168


Once again, the FedEx delivery services do not knowthe content of the parcel, I
registered it as an African magazine they don't know it contains ATM
MASTER CARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and besides I
don't want you to lose
your inheritance funds.

Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (1148) take note,
once you receive thecard you take it to any cash point around your area, slot
it in and enter the pin code for withdrawal, the amount you are to withdrew per
day is USD$20,000.00. (Twenty thousand United State dollars) each day. Also ask
them on how you are to make the payment for the security fee to them so they
can effect immediate delivery on your parcel.

Remain blessed and enjoy your funds. Note

Thanks.
Mr.Michael Winston.

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