419 scam: "Robert Davis"<davisrobert89@gmail.com> CONTACT FEDEX

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- josephanthonyraso1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Davis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josephanthonyraso1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 04:34:54 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX

Greetings!!!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $350.000.00,that was donated to you by the UNITED NATIONS, but I did not hear from you since that time i sent you a notice. So I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE. I travelled out of my country and I will not return till end of August.

What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE with the Parcel Number:#Eg0072 as soon as possible to know when they will deliver to your residence.

Note that, you will be responsible to pay for your parcel security up keeping fees because i only paid for your parcel delivery fees, Insurance, and Vat, But i did not pay for the Security Keeping Fee,The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($120)US Dollars only is for the
Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, I would have paid that but the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE hesistated because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your bank draft of $350.000.00 with this information below:

FedEx® Courier Company West-Africa
60 Federal Express Highway,
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Head Dispatch Officer: Jospeh Raso
E-mail: josephanthonyraso1@gmail.com

Also below is the information they needed to deliver the bank draft to you to avoid wrong delivery as i gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it to them ok.
Full Name......
Home address............
Country....................
Tel/Fax......................
Parcel Number....................

Then again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your residence .Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember you will pay to them only their Security Keeping fee of $120US Dollars for their immediate action.You should also let me know through email as soon when you receive your Draft.

Yours Faithfully,
Robert Davis

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