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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: "FEDEX DAVID REBHOLZ TO YOU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidrbhlzfdx@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 01:30:19 +0100
Subject: FEDEX DAVID REBHOLZ TO DELIVER YOUR ATM CARD

I am Dr.David Rebholz
the Director of FeDEx Documents
Release Fund in West Africa.
Email:  davidrbhlzfdx@gmail.com
Phone : +234-706-665-5666.
 
 
 
Hi  DEAR  CUSTOMER.
 
 
in Fedex Management and reconciliation. I decided to contact you because of the prevailing financial
report reaching my office in West Africa This is to inform you about our plan to send your fund to you via Atm Card delivery system;
this system will be easier for you and for us,
 
 
we are going to send your payment of US$ 15 Million to you via courier service FedEx New York.
I have secured every needed document to cover this fund. Note: This fund is coming in security proof of FBI
which are sealed with Synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine
I will use my position to release your attach Document of this your fund to you Immediately you send the last $200 dollars.
 
 
 
your original huge fund of fifteen Millions $15,0000,0000,00 dollars came from zenith Bank London the manager was Davis Williams
Phone: +44-703-191-9236. or +44-703-191-6095. +44-702-4074378. EMAIL: banklondonzenith@gmail.com
 
 
also you can even contact Mr ROBERT DONAALD of FeDex new york office whom shall deliver your atm after your payment of $100 dollars.
Name: ROBERT DONALD.
Email:  fexdexofficenewyork@gmail.com
Phone:  +1-917-775-8023.
 
 
Note: The Delivery Agent does not know the contents in these parcile, the content was declared to him as Sensitive Photographic Film Materials I will secure the clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the parcile which Fedex new york will dispatch along with the security inner Keys of the consignments to enable you access them as soon as they are delivered to you.
 
 
This is the name to send the last fee of $100 Dollars and take your atm card.
 
 
send  with  western union or money Gram to  Nigeria.
 
Name:  IKECHUKWU  NWABUEZE.
Country:  NIGERIA.
Amount: $100 Dollars.
City: LAGOS.
Text Question:  Delivery.
Text Answer:  CARD.
Then you send the mtcn.
 
 
Best Regards, Dr.David Rebholz
FedEx in West Africa
Email: davidrbhlzfdx@gmail.com
Phone : +234-706-665-5666.

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