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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 Kate Harold <mrs.katehar@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:20:58 -0700
Subject: Re: CONTACT FedEx Company RIGHT AWAY. !

ATTENTION PLEASES MY DEAR.

I have paid the fee for your Cheque draft and i took it to the
FINANCIAL BANK PLC to confirm it, the Bank Manager MR BERNARD UGO told
me that before the Cheque will get to your destination it will expire
on the way and if it expired, it will become useless, so He advice me
to convert $8.5 Million (EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS) into cash and pack it into a two strong iron box, in which i
did and i deposited two box in FedEx DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC
to deliver it you and i did as he advised me because he is a Banker,
he knows the durability of any foreign Cheque or draft.

Indicated below are the details:

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZSVDPACKAGE
REGISTERED CODE NO: XGT4YX42025
SECURITY CODE: SCTC/2015DHX/7608
TRANSACTION CODE: 2053/CSTC/2108/330828/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE: SCTC/BUN/XXIVD/-78/01565

I deposited the package in FedEx Express Delivery Company as cotton
materials for security reasons. This is the registration Number of
your Package golrde/1252/mtm/1414, Zip Code; 0113838, so do not let
the company know the real contents of the package so that they will
deliver it for you safely. Remember you will only pay for the Security
Keeping fee of $250, nothing else.

I want you to contact the company immediately with the following
required information, i give them your information but you need to
reconfirm it for them again for security reasons.

1.YOUR FULL NAME______________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.______________
3.YOUR COUNTRY______CITY_______ZIP-CODE___________
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER._______________
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.______________
6.AGE_______SEX______
7.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT____________________

All these things are needed from you now to summit to the company for
urgent delivery of your package containing $8.5 Million US Dollar.
Please contact the FedEx Company immediately and reconfirm your
information to them to enable their agent to locate you when he
arrives in your Country.

This is the Company contact information.

Mr. Pham Loweyer, Manager FedEx Delivery Company.
E-mail: fedex.courier.company@citromail.hu
E-mail: FeddExdelivery@consultant.com

Please contact the company immediately you receive this email so that
your package will leave tonight immediately to deliver to you. Get
back to me as soon as you receive your package from the company.

Yours Faithfully
National Coordinator of Foreign Payment.

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