419 scam: FedEX Express! <careservice84@yahoo.dk> Dear Customer!!!

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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.
- +22998467858 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: FedEX Express! <careservice84@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: servicepost@blumail.org
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:32:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Customer!!!

Dear Customer!!!

We have been waiting for you to contact us for your Confirmed Package
that is registered with us for shipping to your residential location. We
thought that the sender gave you our contact details and that you would
have contacted us by now. We would also let you know that a letter is
also attached to your package. However, we cannot quote its content to
you via E-mail for privacy reasons.

We understand that the content of your package itself is a Bank Draft
worth $800,000.00 USD, in FedEx we do not ship money in CASH or in
CHEQUES but in Bank Drafts only.

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 in
Nigeria for a three (3) month Surveying Project. for he is working with a
consulting firm in Nigeria West Africa.

We are sending you this E-mail because your package is been registered
on a Special Order. What you have to do now, is to contact our Delivery
Department for the immediate dispatch of your package to your
residential address. Note that as soon as our Delivery Team confirms
your information, it will only take us one working day (24 hours) for
your package to arrive at 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 $125 US Dollars
to the FedEx Delivery Department 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 payments considering the facts that
all items & packages registered with us has a time limitation and we
cannot accept payment not knowing when you will be picking up the
package or even respond 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 further information.

We hope that you send your response 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 British Commission for Welfare as the
package those not have a return address.

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

FedEx Delivery Post -:

Contact Person: Mr. Don Jackson

E-mail:{ servicepost@blumail.org }

Contact Telephone line: +229-9846-7858.

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:

AGE

MARITAL STATUS:

COUNTRY:

OCCUPATION:

Kindly complete the above form and submit it to the delivery manager

on: { servicepost@blumail.org }

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 receipt of $125 US Dollars.

They will not hesitate to dispatch your package as well as the attached
letter to your residence, Which 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 has not gotten a phone yet.

We 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. Kimberly Allen.

FedEx Online Team Management.

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