419 scam: FedEx Delivery Company <fmdca@salvador.ba.gov.br> CONFIRM OWNERSHIP (PARCEL)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "fedexexpressdeliveryservices@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fedexexpressdeliveryservices@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347064242510

Fraud email example:

From: FedEx Delivery Company <fmdca@salvador.ba.gov.br>
Reply-To: fedexexpressdeliveryservices@w.cn
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:08:53 -0300
Subject: CONFIRM OWNERSHIP (PARCEL)

CONFIRM OWNERSHIP (PARCEL)

Dear Customer,

We have been waiting for you to contact us for your Confirmable
Package that is
registered with us for shipping to your residential location. We had thought
that your sender gave you our contact details. It may interest you to
note that
a letter is also added to your package. However, we cannot quote its
content to
you via email for Privacy reasons we understand that the content of your
package itself is a Bank Draft which worth over $800,000.00.USD. As you know
FedEx do not ship money in CASH or in CHEQUES but Bank Drafts are shippable.
The package is registered with us for mailing by your colleague, and your
colleague explained that he is from the United States but he is here
in Nigeria
for three (3) months Surveying Project as he works with a construction firm in
the Nigeria West Africa region, We are sending you this email because your
package is been registered on a Special Order. What you have to do now, is to
contact our Delivery Department for immediate dispatch of your package to your
residential address.

Note that as soon as our Delivery Team confirm your information's it will take
only one Working day (24 hours) for your package to arrive its designated
address. For your information, the VAT & Shipping charges as well as Insurance
fees have been paid by your colleague before your package was registered. Note
that the payment that is made on the Insurance, Premium & Clearance
Certificates, is to certify that the Bank Draft is not for Drug
Affiliated Fund
(DAF) neither is it a fund to sponsor Terrorism in your country. This
will help
you avoid any form of query from the Monetary Authority of your country.
However, you will have to pay a sum of $105 to the FedEx Delivery Department
being full payment for the Security Keeping Fee of the FedEx Company as stated
in our privacy terms & condition page. Also be informed that your colleague
wished to pay for the Security Keeping charges, but we do not accept such
payment considering the facts that all items & packages that is
registered with
us have a time limitation and we cannot accept payment that is not
known to us,
so you are to send us your full detail so we can effect you with our own
payment information for the delivery of your parcel.
Kindly note that your colleague did not leave us with any further information
we hope that you respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail to
respond until the expiry date of this package, we may refer the package to the
British Commission for Welfare as the package do not have a return address.
Kindly contact the delivery department (FedEx Express Delivery Post) with the
details given below:

FedEx Express Delivery Post Contact Person: Mr. Alex Nathaniel
Tel: +2347064242510
Email: fedexexpressdeliveryservices@w.cn

Kindly complete the below form and send it to the email address given above.
This is mandatory to reconfirm your Postal address and telephone numbers.

FULL NAMES:..................
TELEPHONE:...................
POSTAL ADDRESS:..............
CITY:........................
STATE:.......................
COUNTRY:.....................
SEX (M/F):...................
STATE OF ORIGIN:.............

Kindly complete the above form and summit it to the delivery manager on:
fedexexpressdeliveryservices@w.cn

As soon as your details are received, our delivery team will give you the
necessary payment procedure so that you can effect the payment for the
Security
Keeping Fees. As soon as they confirm your payment of $105, they will not
hesitate to dispatch your package as well as the attached letter to your
residence. It usually takes 24 hours being an over night delivery service.

Note that we were not instructed to email you, but due to the high priority of
your package we had to inform you as your sender did not leave us with his
phone number because he stated that he just arrived Nigeria and he hasn't got
any phone yet. We indeed personally sealed your Bank Draft and we found your
email contact in the attached letter as the recipient of the foremost package.
Ensure to contact the delivery department with the email address given above
and ensure to fill the above form as well to enable a successful
reconfirmation.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Christiana Adamson
FedEx Online Team Management

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