419 scam: "Edward Allen" <ik00001e@gmail.com> Re: YOUR PACKAGE DISPATCH UPDATE/ URGENT

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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 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. )
- "demurrage " (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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +447031936053 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Allen" <ik00001e@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ik00000e@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 21:51:11 -0400 (AMT)
Subject: Re: YOUR PACKAGE DISPATCH UPDATE/ URGENT

Dear Customer

My name is Mr. Edward Allen once again from the Global Compensation
Organization United Kingdom. I am the compensation verification officer,
West African zone. I have sent you a reminder email last year febraury
about your compensation payment in regard to various persons that is being
compensated concerning online scam issues emanating from Africa of which
you never responded back to me to confirm receipt.

This email therefore, is coming to you as a reminder concerning your
pending compensation package that has been dispatched and sent to FedEx
for delivery to you for a long time which has remained yet unclaimed. As
you already know from the last email I sent you, this package contains a
Bank draft in your name and in the amount of US$1,575,000 only. This draft
can be cash on any bank desk in any bank of your choice in anywhere in the
world.

Yesterday, the FedEx delivery team got back to us about problem of
locating your residential address. The package left Lagos Nigeria on
January 3rd 2013 last year, and since on the 5th of January 2013 same last
year, it has been at Memphis USA awaiting clearance. To verify this claims
and track your package, go to www.fedex.com/tracking and insert the
tracking number below to view delivery status of this said package.

www.fedex.com
Tracking Number: 800277347645

The FedEx delivery team has informed that having stayed this long in their
custody, your package has generated a demurrage and clearance charge of
$305 only from the first day of hand over till date. So having tracked
your parcel and confirmed the status of delivery being pending at Memphis
TN awaiting clearance, all you need to do is to make payment for the
clearance charges and re-direction fee demanded and once it has been
cleared, the parcel will be released and re-directed to your new address
that you will henceforth provide. You can send the clearance fee of $305
through Western Union or Money Gram with the below details.

Receiver Name: Edward Allen
Address: London England
Amount: $305

Sender Name:
Sender Location:
Sender Telephone:

Send me the Payment REFERENCE/MTCN numbers as soon as you have made the
payment for the clearance of your package and your new address you will
want the bank draf package delivered to. Call me now on +447031936053 as
soon as payment has been made. This is important and as such your
immediate acting on this email is required.

Management,
Edward Allen
Global Compensation Organisation
United Kingdom Office
London England

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