419 scam: "Dr. Jerry Ibrahim" <federalreserve78@gmail.com> Your package FedEx Courier Company Cotonou

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "cotonou" (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 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.
- +22998481716 (Benin, probably a 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.
- expressdelivery1@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Jerry Ibrahim" <federalreserve78@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedex97@in.com
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 19:36:40 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Your package FedEx Courier Company Cotonou

FEDEX EXPRESS COMPANYBP 041 COTONOU RB

  Attention Beneficiary

This
is Dr. Jerry Ibrahim director of FedEx Express Company Cotonou Benin
Republic. Please I want to notify to you this urgent massage which was
brought to us by Manager of Bank Of Africa who deposited your
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE of Email Wining Award (EWA) Payment of
USD$4,5Million in our Company to carry on the delivery to your address.
Remember, in the fund documentation, it is your approval email winning
award.

As
for our agreement on this delivery we made a promise that your
Consignment Sealed Box will leave this Country tomorrow evening after we
have confirm your direct delivery address, phone number and receiver's
name from you. You need to reconfirm your above receiving data to avoid
wrong delivery.

Contact Person: Dr. Jerry Martins
Cell: +229 98 48 17 16E-mail:  fedex97@in.comDAE E-mail expressdelivery1@yahoo.es
Please, send the above data today for easy delivery upon the arrival of our Agent to your city.

Very
important note, the Bank Manager have paid for delivery fee which
includes the securing of all the legal documents as a private delivery.
We don't accept Dumorage Charge from depositor until the beneficiary
contact us, so our daily Dumorage cost is $57 for security department
and your package was registered today been 1/02/2013 and the depositor don't know when you will be ready to supply your information for the immediate delivery.
All
you need to do is to forward your full delivery address and we shall
get back to you upon the receipt of your delivery address to enable your
package leave this country for delivery.

Regards.
Dr. Jerry IbrahimLine: +229 98 48 17 16
© FedEx

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