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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: "FEDEX NEW YORK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedex_phillips_deliverypackage@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:59:07 +0100
Subject: FEDEX NEW YORK READ WELL AND TAKE YOUR ATM CARD

DEAR  SIR
I  AM  BRIAN   PHILLIPS
FEDEX  NEW  YORK   OFFICE
Phone:  +1-917-503-1832.
Phone:  +1-929-999-1734.
EMAIL: fedex_phillips_deliverypackage@Safe-mail.net
 
 
 
LET  ME  ADVICE  YOU  FOR  SURE  THAT  I  AM  FROM  TODAY  GIVING  YOU  THE  LAST  PROMISE  THAT  IMMEDIATELY   YOU  TRY  AND  SEND  THIS  LAST  FEE  ON  $100  DOLLARS   BEAR  IN  MIND  THAT  YOUR  ATM  CARD  WILL  NO  LONGER  DELAY  AGAIN  BUT  MUST  DELIVER  THE  FOLLOWING  DAY  TO  YOUR  HOUSE  ADDRESS  AS  HOMELAND  SECURITY  AND  FBI  WAS  SOUNDED  A  SERIOUS  WARNING  TO  FEDEX   OFFICE   IN  THE  GENERAL  MEETING  OF  2015  JANUARY   THIS  MONTH.
 
 
NOW  I  AM  ADVICING  YOU  IN  A  SERIOUS  NOTE  THAT  EVEN  IF  YOU  PAID  FEE  PREVIOUSLY  REMEMBER  THAT  THIS  IS  LAST  FEE  FOR  ACKNOWLEDGE  LAST  DOCUMENT  TO  ATTACH  IN  YOUR  FILE  BEFORE  WE  SHALL  DELIVER   YOUR  ATM  CARD  KINDLY  BEAR  WITH  US  THIS  TIME.
 
 
WE  ARE  ALREADY  ACTIVATED   YOUR  ATM  CARD   FOR  2015  SINCE  THIS  WEEK  AS  IT  WAS  ACTIVATED  BY  COOPRATE   BANK  ZENITH   LONDON   TO  ENABLE  YOU  START  WITHDRAWING  YOUR  MONEY  IN  ANY  ATM  MACHINE  ALL  OVER  YOUR  COUNTRY  AS  SURPPOSE.
 
 
I  WILL  ADVICE  YOU  AGAIN  DO  NOT  PLAY  WITH  YOUR  ATM  CARD  WHICH  IS  ALREADY  ACTIVATED   FOR  NEW  YEAR  ON  YOUR  OWN  GOOD  BECAUSE  YOUR  ATM  CARD  HAVE  OVER  STAYED  BECAUSE  OF  ATTACH   RELIVANT   DOCUMENT   WHICH   WAS  DEMANDED  BY  UNITED  NATION  TO  MATCH  THEIR  LAW  OF  POLICY  SINCE  9/11  TERRORIST  ATTACK  IN  UNITED  STATE  WHILE  THE  REASON  FOR  THIS  ATTACH  DOCUMENT  IS  BECAUSE  YOUR  ATM  CARD  CONTAIN  HUGE  AMOUNT  OF  MONEY  NOT  ORDINARY  CONTAINER  OR  BAG  OF  LUGGAGE  SO  BEAR  WITH  US  WE  CANNOT  TELL  LIE
 
 
NOW  THE  ONLY  PERSON  YOU  WILL  CONTACT  IS  DAVID  REBHOLZ   IN  WEST  AFRICA  WHO  WILL  ISSUED  YOUR  ACKNOWLEGE   DOCUMENT   FROM  WEST  AFRICA  WHERE  THE  DOCUMENT  SHALL  ONLY  COST  $100  DOLLARS  NO  MORE  PAYMENT   UNLESS  $100  DOLLARS.
 
 
THIS  IS  DAVID  REBHOLZ   CONTACT
fedex_rebholz_david_1_1_1@Safe-mail.net  Email  again:  fedex_rebholz_david_africa@Safe-mail.net   or phone  him  at  +234-706-665-5666,
 
 
ALSO  YOU  CAN  EVEN  CONTACT  ZENITH  BANK  LONDON  TO  CONFIRM   ABOUT  YOUR  ACTIVATION  SERVICE  OF  THE  YEAR.
Davis  Williams
Zenith  Bank  London.
phone: +44-703-191-9236.  or   +44-703-191-6095.
EMAIL:  zenith_b.a.n.k.london@outlook.com
EMAIL:  zenithbank_london_transfer1@Safe-mail.net
 
 
IN  ADITION  HERE  IS  THE  NAME  TO  SEND  THE  LAST  FEE  WITH  WESTERN  UNION  OR  MONEY  GRAM  AS  URGENT.
 
 
 
NAME :  FRANCISCA  UDEOJI  AMALIWU.
COUNTRY. : NIGERIA.
AMOUNT: $100 DOLLARS.
CITY: LAGOS.
TEXT QUESTION: DELIVER.
TEXT ANSWER: CARD.
THEN YOU SEND THE    MTCN  NUMBER.
 
 
Brian Phillips
CEO director
FedEx Office, New York
Tel: +1-917-503-1832
Tel:  +1-929-999-1734.
Reply here:  fedeex_package_delivery11@outlook.com
EMAIL:  fedex_phillips_deliverypackage@Safe-mail.net
 

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