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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" <xx@yy>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 04:03:19 -0500
Subject: =?utf-8?q?FedEx=C2=AE_Tracking=3A_Shipment_notification?=


FYI =


Sent from TypeApp =

On Jan 22, 2019, at 7:28 AM, notifications@fedex.com wrote:
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<IMG border=3D0 alt=3DFedEx=AE src=3D"https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?=
url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.fedex.com%2Ffedextrack%2Fimages%2Fnotif-images%2Fnot=
if-logo-corp-small02.gif&amp;t=3D1548024572&amp;ymreqid=3D9fadcd46-ef3e-305=
b-1c06-000002013900&amp;sig=3DmujVkdXVU.5p21B9h.xoGQ--~C"> =

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Ship date: 1/20/2019
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Tracking
number Scheduled
delivery Service
type State /
Country Number
of
pieces Status
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8112******* N/A FedEx International Economy=AE USA 2 Departed Fe=
dEx location
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Total pieces: 2 Total weight: 10.30 lb. (4.70 kg.)
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This email was sent from an unattended mailbox. This report was genera=
ted at approximately 7:00 PM CST on 01/20/2019. =

To track the latest status of your shipment, check the attached receip=
t and get your tracking code. =

All weights are estimated. =

Information on FedEx InSight=AE and/or FedEx=AE Tracking (including wi=
thout limitation, scheduled delivery) may not be used as a basis for filing=
a Money-Back Guarantee claim. Please see the FedEx Service Guide for terms=
and conditions of service, including the FedEx Money-Back Guarantee, or th=
e FedEx InSight=AE License Agreement for more details or contact your FedEx=
Customer Support representative. =

This tracking update has been sent to you by FedEx on behalf of the Re=
questor . FedEx does not validate the authenticity of the requestor and doe=
s not validate, guarantee or warrant the authenticity of the request, the r=
equestor's message, or the accuracy of this tracking update. =

Thank you for your business. =

=A9 2019 Federal Express Corporation. The content of this message is p=
rotected by copyright and trademark laws under U.S. and international law. =
You can access our privacy policy by searching the term on fedex.com. All r=
ights reserved. =

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