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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 Delivery company Head Office New York <postofficedeliverycompany121@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedexdeliverycommpany11@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:25:20 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

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FedEx Delivery company Head Office
Brooklyn, New York
United State of America
Email: (fedexdeliverycommpany11@gmail.com)

Your Attention Is Needed In This Matter :

This is FedEx courier Delivery Company of Brooklyn, New York, the
management of this company wishes to inform you that we received an
ATM CARD PACKAGE with some vital documents attached to it, for safety
delivery to your residential address in your country. This package was
brought to our office by the international Mon-literary department to
be delivered to you. kindly reconfirm the below details to enable us
commence with the delivery immediately

Full names................
Parcel owner address.........
Country.....................
Zip Code.................
Nationality:..............
Tele Phone :...........
Age:.................
Occupation:...........

We will register your package and send you the tracking numbers before
we proceed for safety delivery of your package as soon as you
reconfirm the required information’s for safety delivery. FedEx is one
of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized
the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30 years, we've
grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies as FedEx that's
bigger, stronger, better than ever.Waiting to read your urgent mail
with the needed information requested from you about this your
successful delivery, Here is our contact OFFICIAL EMAIL:
(jameszoss052@gmail.com)

Yours affectionately.
Mr ASHLEY JACKSON
Dispatch manger
FedEx DELIVERY COMPANY


FedEx Delivery company Head Office
Brooklyn, New York
United State of America
Email: (fedexdeliverycommpany11@gmail.com)

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