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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fedxlogistics@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: FedEx Logistics<info@usa.org>
Reply-To: fedxlogistics@aol.com
Date: 14 Mar 2019 20:14:55 +0200
Subject: FedEx Express,,,

FedEx International Express Courier
Company 70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku, Lagos Nigeria.
Order: SH-5468-482485468

Working Hours....Monday: 8.00am -6.00pm.....
Tuesday: 8.00am - 6.00pm....Wednesday: 8.00am -
6.00pm Thursday: 8.00am - 6.00pm....Friday: 8.00am -
6.00pm.....Saturday: 10.00am- 4.00pm....Sunday: Closed.

Dear Customer,

This is FedEx International Delivery Company of Nigeria, we wish
to officially inform you that we received an ATM card parcel
valued $5 Million USD to be delivered to your residential address
in your country.

This parcel was brought to our notice this morning from an agent
of International monetary fund and(CBN), kindly reconfirm the
below information's properly to avoid any form of mistake during
delivery of your International ATM card parcel to a wrong hand.

1. YOUR FULL NAMES:
2. Delivery Address:
3. CELL NUMBERS:
4. AGE:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. COUNTRY:
10.NEAREST AIRPORT:
11. COPY OF UR PASSPORT OR ID.

Therefore you are warned to stop any further communication with
anybody concerning your inheritance fund.

We will register your parcel and send you the tracking number for
safety delivery of your parcel as soon as you reconfirm the
required information for safety delivery to your residential
address in your Country. Contact email ( fedxlogistics@aol.com )

FedEx is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up
that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information's.
In the past 36 years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse
family of companies as FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than
ever.

Yours affectionately.
Mr. Onyx Perry.
Dispatch Manager FedEx Company.

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