419 scam: "FedEx Express Management" <Info@fedex.com> Greetings

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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. )
- "fedexexpresswestafrica@w.cn" (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.
- +2348057681257 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "FedEx Express Management" <Info@fedex.com>
Reply-To: fedexexpresswestafrica@w.cn
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:53:20 +0800
Subject: Greetings

Greetings,
We have been waiting for you to contact us for your Package registered
with us for shipping to your address.We thought the sender gave you our
contact details and that you would have contacted us by now.
Be informed 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 was 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 address.Note that as soon as
our Delivery Team confirms your information, it will only take us
(24 hours) for your package to arrive at its designated destination.For
your information, the VAT & Shipping charges as well as Insurance fees has
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).
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 ¢G105GBP 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:Stephen Anderson
Email:fedexexpresswestafrica@w.cn
Tel: +234 8057681257 .
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:
COUNTRY:
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
¢G105 GBP, which is also $185 USD.
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.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Margaret Blaire.
FedEx On-line Team Management.
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