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Robert2
Fri Sept 18 2009, 12:06PM Print
Robert2 Registered Member #1773 Joined: Tue Oct 21 2008, 06:56PM
Location: Poland
Posts: 93
I have today this mail:

DATE: 18 Sept 2009.

Dear customer,

You have a Package that is registered with us for shipping. However, the
content is a Bank Draft worth is $886,000 USD (Eight Hundred and Eighty Six
Thousand US Dollars).Reg .Number: P-01-402761625/Reg Date: 09/17/2009.
Your package was registered with us for mailing by your colleague who is
currently undergoing survey project with NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum
Company). We are sending you this email because your package is registered on a
Special Order. What you have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department
for immediate dispatch of your package to your residential address. Note: As
soon as our Delivery Team confirms your information, it will take three (3)
working days (62Hrs) for your package to arrive at your designated destination.
For your information, Shipping charges as well as Insurance fees have been paid
by your colleague.
However, the only payment you are to make is £210 GBP to the FedEx Delivery
Department being full payment for Customs Duty Certificate and Tariff. Please
Note: All registered package with us have a time limitation and you are to meet
up with this payment to facilitate immediate attention toward the delivery of
your package. Note: 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. Contact the delivery department (FedEx Ship Manager) with the details
given below:
Contact Person: Mr. Richard Raynor
Email: **link**
Tel: +2348066879532.
Kindly complete the below form. This is mandatory to reconfirm your Postal
address for clarification.
FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Zip/Postal code:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
As soon as your details are received, our delivery team will give you the
necessary payment procedure for Customs Duty Certificate and Tariff. As soon as
they confirm your payment of £210 GBP USD .they shall immediately dispatch your
package to the designated address with the attach Tracking Number. It usually
takes 72 Hours being an express delivery service.
Ensure to contact the delivery department with the email address and ensure to
fill the above form as well to enable successful reconfirmation.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. .Mary Maxwell
FedEx Management Team.
All rights reserved. © 1996-2009 FedEx.

I never request items for $886,000 USD ! This is spoofing yes ?
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Nicko
Fri Sept 18 2009, 12:25PM
Nicko Registered Member #1334 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2008, 04:37PM
Location: Nr. London, UK
Posts: 615
Stating the bleeding obvious and ignoring the possibility of irony, this is a 419 scam, AKA "Advance Fee Fraud". See Link2
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Steve Conner
Fri Sept 18 2009, 12:46PM
Steve Conner Registered Member #30 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 10:52AM
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 6706
Yes, of course it is a scam... Either ignore it, or forward it to FedEx, they should have an e-mail address for reporting such things.
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Proud Mary
Fri Sept 18 2009, 12:58PM
Proud Mary Registered Member #543 Joined: Tue Feb 20 2007, 04:26PM
Location: UK
Posts: 4992
I've had couple of fraudulent emails where the fraud was supported by a bogus website, to give the fraud several layers if you Googled to try and verify the claims made in the email.

I should think the majority of victims are in Africa itself, where newcomers to email may be less aware of normal commercial practice, banking procedures, and protocols for the exchange of money.

It seems that a great many such frauds, like this one, originate in Nigeria.

Like this one, they often contain strange locutions "Ensure to contact the delivery department with the email address and ensure to
fill the above form as well to enable successful reconfirmation."

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Mads Barnkob
Fri Sept 18 2009, 02:21PM
Mads Barnkob Registered Member #1403 Joined: Tue Mar 18 2008, 06:05PM
Location: Denmark, Odense C
Posts: 1968
"Nigeria"

Just add this word to your email client's spamfilter :)
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