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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: "Mrs.JuliePalmer" <onu18@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fedexcouriercompany56@aol.com
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 20:06:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Good day!!! RELEASING OF YOUR ATM VISA CARD.

Good day!!! RELEASING OF YOUR ATM VISA CARD.


I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Cash Fund of $12
Million Dollars but I did not hear from you since then therefore because
of the impossibility of your fund transfer through Western Union and Money
Gram Office, I have credited your total sum of $12 Million into an ATM
VISA CARD and I went and registered the ATM CARD with FedEx Express
Company for safety purpose meanwhile you are advice to contact the FedEx
Express company with your delivery
address.
Note: I have paid for the shipping fee except their security keeping
charge of $250 which I wanted to pay them but they said no because they
don't know when you will contact them in case of demurrage. So you are to
pay the security keeping charge of $250usd as soon as you contact them.

The following is the Contact Information of the FedEx Express Customer
Service Director Mr.Robert Williams , Email Address online:
(fedexcouriercompany56@aol.com) Tel:+2348064749759 Contact them
today and also send them the security official keeping charge to avoid
increase of their fees and let me know once you receive your ATM card.

Please I advice you to reconfirm your delivery address and forward to the
FedEx Express for immediate delivery: (1Your full name (2) Your delivery
address (3) Your direct phone number, so that they will deliver your ATM
Card to your home address immediately.

Like I said earlier I have paid for the shipping fee except their security
keeping fee of $250USD only you pay this as soon as you contact them and
thats only fee you will pay them.

Here is the FedEx Express Contact Email to avoid wrong contact:
(fedexcouriercompany56@aol.com) I wish you good luck.


Regards

Mrs.JuliePalmer

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