419 scam: FedEx Courier Services Diplomat <jibrilaminatu51@gmail.com> THE PARCEL FOR DELIVERY

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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:
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: FedEx Courier Services Diplomat <jibrilaminatu51@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dw796038@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 01:34:15 -0700
Subject: THE PARCEL FOR DELIVERY

Attention!! We discovered an abandoned package on your name in our
custody, a parcel that contains a funded ATM card with document as
fund over due Inheritance/compensation to you from Africa, being
withheld for sometime.

However, based on this, we have tried our best to trace the sender but
to no success till now, and I am contacting you directly by your email
as the parcel were repatriated as a result of inability of the
diplomat to deliver to you, for one reason and the others.

As it is now, there is need for you to reconfirm your Names, your
current contact address and Phone# to enable us to re-process for this
shipment to avoid error in delivery again.

All communication must be held extremely confidential please,take note
of that, because by now this parcel regarding the funded ATM Card
suppose have been returned to the authorized Bank reason why I said
you should keep everything to your self to avoid complications, what
will be my compensation from this funds? as I will need a guarantee on
my percentage compensation from you.

I await for your urgent response to enable me reprocess and to
complete the delivery to you this time

Regards,
Darlington.
The Manager

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Company Name
FedEx Nigeria
Address Lagos, Nigeria
Phone#
E-mail:
Website: www.fedex.com/ng
Establishment year 1964
Employees 26-50
Company manager Darlington Oforchebe
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