419 scam: "Pepsi" <cvalenzuela@incancer.cl> Attention Consumer/Email Owner!

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "insurance 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. )
- "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. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (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. )
- "fedex.delivery.ng@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fedex.delivery.ng@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- fedex.delivery_ng1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Pepsi" <cvalenzuela@incancer.cl>
Reply-To: fedex.ng@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:51:02 -0300 (CLST)
Subject: Attention Consumer/Email Owner!

Attention Consumer/Email Owner,

We the executive and staff of Pepsi Cola Bottling Company wishes to
specially congratulate you for being one of 2013 gift/prize promotions and
which is also powered by the United Nation,World Bank and the Nigeria
Government. Your e-mail address was among the lucky winners of the Pepsi
Cola Bottling Company 2013 Grant compensation and You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum payout of USD$560.000.00.

A Cheque of USD$560.000.00 has been Issued to you and deposited with the
FedEx Courier Company (West Africa,Nigeria) For Delivery to you and For
your information, we have paid the Delivery fee and Security Keeping fee &
Shipping charges as well as the Vat fees but we did not pay for the
Insurance fees because we don't know when you will be contacting them via
email for your package, so you will have to pay the sum of $241 USD to the
FedEx Delivery Department for the Insurance Fee to enable the insurance
company of Nigeria Insured your winnings Package for delivery to you at
your residential address.

Please Kindly reconfirm your Full Name, Postal address and telephone
number to FedEx Courier Company Nigeria through the below email:
*********************************************************************
Email:fedex.delivery.ng@yandex.com
fedex.delivery_ng1@yahoo.com.hk
*********************************************************************
Note: You are advised to contact FedEx as soon as possible.
*********************************************************************
As soon as you contact Fedex and their delivery team will give you the
necessary payment procedure so that you can effect the payment for the
Insurance Fee. As soon as they confirm your payment of $241 USD, they will
not hesitate to work straight to the insurance company and insure your
winning for delivery.

Yours faithfully,
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company

Attention Consumer/Email Owner,

We the executive and staff of Pepsi Cola Bottling Company wishes to
specially congratulate you for being one of 2013 gift/prize promotions and
which is also powered by the United Nation,World Bank and the Nigeria
Government. Your e-mail address was among the lucky winners of the Pepsi
Cola Bottling Company 2013 Grant compensation and You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum payout of USD$560.000.00.

A Cheque of USD$560.000.00 has been Issued to you and deposited with the
FedEx Courier Company (West Africa,Nigeria) For Delivery to you and For
your information, we have paid the Delivery fee and Security Keeping fee &
Shipping charges as well as the Vat fees but we did not pay for the
Insurance fees because we don't know when you will be contacting them via
email for your package, so you will have to pay the sum of $241 USD to the
FedEx Delivery Department for the Insurance Fee to enable the insurance
company of Nigeria Insured your winnings Package for delivery to you at
your residential address.

Please Kindly reconfirm your Full Name, Postal address and telephone
number to FedEx Courier Company Nigeria through the below email:
*********************************************************************
Email:fedex.delivery.ng@yandex.com
fedex.delivery_ng1@yahoo.com.hk
*********************************************************************
Note: You are advised to contact FedEx as soon as possible.
*********************************************************************
As soon as you contact Fedex and their delivery team will give you the
necessary payment procedure so that you can effect the payment for the
Insurance Fee. As soon as they confirm your payment of $241 USD, they will
not hesitate to work straight to the insurance company and insure your
winning for delivery.

Yours faithfully,
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam