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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 Team." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedex1@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 01:36:33 -0500
Subject: YOUR PACKAGE WITH (Tracking Number: 800277347645) IS IN MEMPHIS.

Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,

This email is coming to you as a reminder concerning your pending parcel that has been with FedEx for a very long time. Due to the petitions received by the UNCC regarding unfinished transfers going on worldwide involving Governments of foreign lands, custom officials and
security agents who have been delaying people's funds, consignments,parcels and other valuables in their custody, a consensus has been reached that all the beneficiaries who have not received their fund be attended to irrespective of the part of their world.

The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State
Government have ordered the money recovered sent to you immediately. I am pleased to to inform you that the said fund has been successfully transferred into an ATM Master card for convenient access to your fund and for security reasons.

In this light, FedEx courier company had carried out delivery to your residential address. The package left United Kingdom on January 23rd 2021 and since on the 25th of January 2021 it has been at Memphis, USA awaiting clearance.

To track your package, go to www.fedex.com/tracking and insert the tracking number below to view your parcel status.

www.fedex.com/tracking
Tracking Number: 800277347645

To effect the clearance of your parcel containing an ATM Master card with vital documents valued at $2.5 million in Memphis TN USA, you are advised to contact the director of payment via his email address now!

Agent: Mr. Mark Brown
Email: fedex1@qq.com


You are hereby advised to provide him with the information below so he can immediately have it sent out to FedEx in Memphis for parcel clearance to you.

1. Your full name:
2. Your physical address
3. Your house phone:
4. Your cell phone:
5. Your Current Occupation:
6. Your Age & Sex:
7. Any means of identification via Driver`s License or Int`l Passport


This is important and as such your immediate response will do you Good.Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising for the delivery of the parcel. This is due to Legal law protecting all Parcel funds misappropriation.

From the desk Jonathan Howkins,
For Ambassador Susan Rice,
Fmr. United States Ambassador to the United Nations.


YOUR PACKAGE WITH (Tracking Number: 800277347645) IS IN MEMPHIS.

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