419 scam: "FedEx Online" <test@bcisoft.com> Your Shipment Ready

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
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)
- "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. )
- "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. )
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "FedEx Online" <test@bcisoft.com>
Reply-To: infompcwll.com@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 07:37:20 -0400
Subject: Your Shipment Ready

Dear Customer,

We have been waiting for you to contact us for your long existing Package that was registered with us for shipping to your residential location. We had thought that the UK National lottery promotion gave you our contact details to contact us, it may interest you to note that a letter was also added to your Fedex package, however we cannot read the full content to you via email for privacy reasons we understand that the package itself is a winning bank Cashier Cheque which worth over $800,000.00 USD {Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars} As you know FedEx do not ship money in CASH but Bank Drafts/winning Cheques are shippable. The package is registered with us for mailing by the United Nations/European Union Compensation funds, We are sending you this email because your package is been registered on a Special delivery Order What you have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department for immediate dispatch of your package to your residential address.

Note that as soon as our Delivery Team confirm your information's it will only take two working days (48hours) for your package to arrive your designated address. For your information, the VAT & Shipping charges as well as Insurance fees have been paid by the United Nations/European Union Office before your package was registered. Note that the payment that is made on the Insurance, Premium & Clearance Certificates, is to certify that the winning Cheque is not for Drug Affiliated Fund (DAF) neither is it a fund to sponsor Terrorism in your country. This will help you avoid any form of query from the Monetary Authority of your country. Note, you will have to pay a total Security sum of $95 USD to the FedEx Security Company here being full payment for the Security Keeping Fee of your package as stated in our privacy terms & condition page. Also be informed that the United Nations/European Union Office wishes you to pay for the Security Keeping charges, but we do not accept such payment just like that consideri

Kindly furnish our office with the details as required bellow:

FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
MOBILE PHONE:
FAX:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:

Kindly complete the above form and submit it to the delivery manager
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 of $95 USD, will not hesitate to dispatch your package as well as the attached letter to your residential address. It usually takes 48 hours being an over nights delivery service. Get back immediately with your informationâ€™s so we can proceed with the shipment.

Regards
Mr. Mike Patric Fuso
FedEx Online Team Management.

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