419 scam: tati@gbi.com.br Confirmed 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.
- +2348066419480 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: tati@gbi.com.br
Reply-To: fedexexpressdeliveryservices@w.cn
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:11:57 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Confirmed 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 $900,000.00.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 $85 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: +2348066419480
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 $85, 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 mail 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. Christiania Adamson
FedEx Online Team Management

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