419 scam: FedEx Express Courier =?ISO-2022-JP?B?Q29tcGFueRskKEQibhsoQg==?= <muro@meiho.net> FedEx Online Team Management.

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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. )
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "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.
- +2347033954432 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: FedEx Express Courier =?ISO-2022-JP?B?Q29tcGFueRskKEQibhsoQg==?= <muro@meiho.net>
Reply-To: fedexcouriecompany@qq.com
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 05:14:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FedEx Online Team Management.

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 (United Nations) gave you
our contact Details. It may interest you to know that On this faithful
recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N.
meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was
alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lost
of funds by various individual to scam artist operating in syndicates all
over the world today. We want you to know that this payment is carred out
by Fedex
Company. We understand that the content of your package itself is a Bank
Draft worth of $750,000.00USD. (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand United
State Dollars)
FedEx does not ship money in CASH or in CHEQUES but Bank Drafts are
shippable. The
package is registered with Us for mailing by United Nations Humanitarian
Affairs and UNESCO for educational developmental program globally. We are
sending you this email because your Package is been registered on a
Special Order.
Please you are advice to stop any communication with any person or Body
that you are currently paying money to due to transaction which you have
online with the person.Please let us know right now via email or telephone
your present dealing online, so we can help you verify the authenticity of
the transaction which you are presently involved in, so you don't get
scammed. Please also send me prof of payment in any previous scam.If you
still have any,(optional). I shall feed you with further moralities as
soon as I hear from you. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the
Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you
are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for
any reason what so ever as the U.S. Secret service is already on trace of
the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended.

For your information, the VAT & Shipping charges as well as Insurance
fees have been paid by the U.N 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). 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 $200.00 USD to the FedEx Delivery
Department being full payment for the Security Keeping Fee of the parcel
Been registered by the U.N. FedEx Company as stated in our privacy
Terms & condition page. You are adavice to fill in the below form and
submit it to us now.

FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
SEX:
CITY:
STATE:
OCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
FEDEX DELIVERY POST

Phone number:+234-70-33-95-4432
Contact Person: Frank Smith.
**ALL PACKAGES ARE SIGNATURE REQUIRED.
If you have any other questions or concerns,
Please feel free to contact us between
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Sundays: 10:00am - 4:00pm EST
Have a great day!
FedEx Express Courier Company$(D"n(B.
FedEx Online Team Management.
All rights reserved. $(D"m(B 1995-2011.

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