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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: "Mr. John Walker" <mr.johnwalker222@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedexcompay1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:57:54 -0700
Subject: U.S FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY CALIFORNIA.

U.S FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY CALIFORNIA.
FEDEX OFFICE PRINT & SHIP CENTER
IMPRIMEUR TAQUERIA LA PLAZA
1801 STUTTER ST #100
AGENT JOHN WALKER
E-MAIL:fedexcompay1@gmail.com

Attention Beneficiary,

I acknowledge receipt of your email so without wasting much time; I have to
introduce myself to you this is last warning . I am Mr. John Walker, U.s
citizen working under FEDEX COMPANY Permanent Representative of the U.S FEDEX
WORKER for American as whole. We did received some letter from FBI USA here,
that your Award beneficiaries, that some so called claims coordinators has been
extorting money from beneficiary's before they will agree to sign the funds
release and make the funds available to you due, to that regards a meeting was
held to make sure that the files of your package box are being looked into and
also check out,. And that was when we actually found out that your package box
contains the sum of $3.7million had not been deliver to your doorstep.

To that effect we the FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY here in U.S CALIFORNIA decided
to help beneficiary's to deliver the sum of $3.7million to your home address
without wasting anytime, You don't have to pay any other charge/fees apart from
the courier charges here in USA , I want you to bear in mind that we are only
trying to help you because I believe that you have been ruining with the wrong
people for a longtime now and yet you have not receive your package box and note
that arrangement of this consignment box have been issue Us custom and
FBI advice us to secure all property in this FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY ,

I also want to inform you that we have secure all documents to help you receive
your FUNDS PACKAGE BOX without any other delays, so you don't have anything to
worry about. So to enable us dispatch your package via the above stated express
channels for delivery system kindly purchase $75 iTunes Card required
for delivery,
therefore we urgent you to got the $75 iTunes Card as soon as possible to avoid
more increase of your delivery charge, which also serve as the courier
charge,for
the delivery charges of your parcel. Please note that all payment for delivery
should be made via (Google Play Gift Card or iTunes Gift Card) and be advice to
send the Gift Card to the our email as to enable USA FEDEX company CALIFORNIA
deliver to you

I advise that you try your possible best to come up with the $75 iTunes Card as
soon as possible so that your parcel can leave for dispatch before 12 hours
according to the agreement paper, Hope you understand? And on the
receipt of your
payment confirmation email, your package will be set for delivery which you will
receive within 12hours.We sincerely hope the above information is
helpful to you,
should you have any further queries do not hesitate to write to us. Please make
sure you furnish us with your current delivery address to enable us
proceed because
once we confirm the payment is received we will deliver within 12hours from this
California. Kindly get back to us and also with the requested information's, am
going to help you complete this transaction if you want us to proceed
on this matter with urgent don't fail to send the courier charge today.

Best Regards,
Mr. John Walker

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