419 scam: "FedEx Courier Delivery Team" <info@info.com> (no subject)

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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. )
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.
- +2348033830603 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- rraynor1962@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "FedEx Courier Delivery Team" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: rraynor1964@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:23:43 +0300 (EAT)
Subject:

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 know that a letter is also added to
your package.However,we cannot quote it's content to you via
email for privacy reasons.

We understand that the content of your package itself is a
Bank Draft worth of $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 as claimed, and your
colleague explained that he is from the United States but he is here
in Nigeria for a three (3) months Surveying Project as he works with
a construction firm in Nigeria 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 Dilivery Department for
immediate dispatchment of your package to your residencial address.

Note that as soon as our Delivery Team confirms your informations, it
will take only one working day(24 hours)for your package to arrive its
designated destination.

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, are to certify that the Bank Draft is not a Drug Affiliated
Fund (DAF) neither is it funds 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 Ј105 GBP 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 having known not when you will be picking up the package
or even responding to us.

So we cannot take the risk to have accepted such payment incase of any
possible demurrage.
Kindly note that your colleague did not leave us with any
furtherinformation.

We hope that you respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail
to respond until the expiry date of the foremost package, we may refer
the package to the Nigeria Commission for Welfare as the package do
not have a return address.

Kindly contact the delivery department (FedEx Delivery Post) with the
details given below:

Contact Person:Richard Raynor
Email: rraynor1962@gmail.com
Tel: +2348033830603

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:Confirm your postal address.
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:

Kindly complete the above form and summit it to the
delivery
manageron:<rraynor1962@gmail.com
As soon as your details are
received, our delivery team will give you the neccessary
payment
procedure so that you can effect the payment for the
Security Keeping
Fees. As soon as they confirm your payment receipt of Ј105
GBP , they
will not hesitate to dispatch
your package as well as the attahced 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
highpriority 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
arrivedNigeria and he hasn't fix 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.

Do not reply this email because this email account
is not monitored.
Send your details to: rraynor1962@gmail.com
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Margaret Blaire. FedEx Online Team Management.
All rights reserved. ©00 1995-2010 FedEx.
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must not
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