419 scam: "FedEx Courier Express" <info@fedex.com> Claims For Your Parcel Ownership.

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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. )
- "fedexdispatchagent@mycapitalsmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2347040547279

Fraud email example:

From: "FedEx Courier Express" <info@fedex.com>
Reply-To: fedexdispatchagent@capsred.com
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:11:35 +0800
Subject: Claims For Your Parcel Ownership.

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 had thought
that your sender gave you our contact details.It may interest you to know
that a letter

is also added to your package.However, we cannot quote its content to you via
email for privacy reasons. We understand that the content of your package
itself is a Bank Draft worth of $800,000.00 USD, FEDEX do not ship money in
CASH or in CHEQUES but Bank Drafts are shippable.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 here in Southern for a three (3)months
Surveying Project as he works with a OIL RIG consultant firm in West
Southern region.

Special Order. What you have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department
for immediate dispatcher of your package to your residential address.Note
that as soon as our Delivery Team confirms your information's, it will take
only one working day (24 hours) for your package to arrive it's 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 155.00 USD to the FedEx Express
Delivery Department being full payment 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 payment considering the facts that all items & packages that
is registered with us have a time limitation and we cannot accept payment not
knowing when you will be picking up the package or even responding to us.So
we cannot take the risk to have accepted such payment in case of any possible
demur-rage. Kindly note that your colleague did not leave us with any further
information.We hope that you respond 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 do not have
a return address. Kindly contact the delivery department (FedEx Express Post)
with the details given below:

FedEx Express Post
Contact Person:Dr Micheal Forbes.
Email:fedexdispatchagent@mycapitalsmail.com
Tel: +234-7040-547-279
Fax: 086-600-6471

Kindly complete the form below and send it back to us for parcel
reconfirmation destination at the point of delivery,which is mandatory:

FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:

As soon as your details are received, our delivery team will give you the
neccessary procedure so that you can effect the payment for the Security
Keeping Fees. As soon as they confirm your payment receipt of 155.00 USD,
they will not hesitate to dispatch your package as well as the attahed letter
to your residence. It 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 Southern and he
has not fix his phone yet. We indeed 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 and also fill the
above form to enable a successful reconfirmation.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Allis Gary.
FEDEX EXPRESS TEAM Management.
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