Email scams are common now a days. If you have received the following email from Mr Frank Ego email address fedexpress27@careceo.com, beware of the sender as numerous scam emails have been sent by this individual. These emails are designed to commit Internet frauds and steal identity. Do not fall victim of the identity theft. Advance fee frauds and identity thefts are quite common on internet. It is highly recommended not to share your personal details such as name, address and banking details with the sender.
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Advance Fee Frauds and Identity Theft
For awareness purpose the scam email is pasted below.
From:
info@fd.co.in
reply-to:
fedexdcnt@live.com
to:
Recipients <info@fd.co.in>
date:
Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 7:46 PM
subject:
Fedex packge
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 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 $1,500.000.00
USD {ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR} 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 NATION lottery promotion, 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 one working days (24hours)
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 UK lottery promotion before your
package was registered but 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 $186 USD to the FedEx Security Company being
full payment for the Security Keeping Fee of your package as
stated in our privacy terms & condition page. Also be informed
that the UK National lottery promotion Company wishes you to
pay for the Security Keeping charges, but we do not accept such
payment just like that considering the fact that all items &
packages that is registered with us have a time limitation and
we cannot accept payment that is not known to us, so you are
to send us your full detail so we can send you with our own
payment procedures for the security keeping fee of your parcel
containing $1,500,000.00 USD. Kindly note that the lottery
promotion 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 this package, we may refer
the package to the British Commission for Welfare as the package
do not have a return address.
Kindly contact the delivery department (FedEx Delivery Post)
with the details given below:
FedEx Delivery Post Contact Person: Mr. Bright Collins
Tel: +919582835413
Email: fedexdcnt@live.com
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:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX (M/F):
AGE:
STATE OF ORIGIN:
Kindly complete the above form and submit it to the delivery
manager on: fedexdcnt@live.com
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 $186 USD, they will not hesitate to
dispatch your package as well as the attached letter to your
residence. It usually takes 24 hours being an over nights
delivery service. Get back immediately with your informations
so we can proceed with this mission.
Regards
Mr. George Adamson
FedEx Online Team Management
from:
FedEx{Mr.Ibiam Jerry} <odiris@wow.lk>
reply-to:
fedexpress27@careceo.com
to:
date:
Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 7:28 PM
subject:
Mr.Victor
mailed-by:
wow.lk
You have a package that contains a bank draft of $1,000,000.00 from the UN
International Development. Contact Mr.Victor Oswedu( Fedex Dispatch
Director ) for claims via: fedexpress27@careceo.com & Tel:+2348112004588
from:
FRANK EGO <officert40443@cantv.net>
reply-to:
frankego777@yahoo.co.jp
to:
officert40443@cantv.net
date:
Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 10:19 AM
subject:
***SPAM*** YOUR OVERDUE INHERITANCE PAYMENT CLAIM NOTIFICATION
mailed-by:
cantv.net
Attention : Beneficiary
I am Mr Mr Frank Ego, and i work with (First Bank of Nigeria Plc,) Lagos Branch. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication. However, this Correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax or Scam mail and I urge you to treat it with the seriousness it deserves. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am Mr Frank Ego, Director
Allocation Department (First Bank of Nigeria Plc,) Lagos Branch. My office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign claim payments. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line with foreign claim settlement
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum, next of kin etc. Your Name was among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on this note, I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds and I have your file before me and hope your data's are correct and un-tampered unless you reconfirm it not correct and As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government of Nigeria Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions received two
days ago from the Foreign Debts Reconciliation Dept to submit the List of payment reports/expenditures and audited reports of revenues.
Among several others, I have decided to present you as the BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY to an overdue inheritance sum of $9.7 Million dollars only. Following my idea that we can have a Deal / agreement and I am going to do this legally with your name as the bonafide beneficiary of the amount in question.
Listen the money will be shared as follows after transfer: 50% for you (Account Owner) 50% for me, To be able to claim the funds, we will be purporting your name / company to be the original contractor/ beneficiary of the overdue funds so all procedures for international transfer shall be strictly followed, as we have worked out all modalities for a swift and
risk free transfer, as I have planned to come to your Country as soon as the Transfer is completed.
1. The sum of $9.7M only will be transfer into your account after the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonafide beneficiary,the transfer will be made by telegraphic Transfer (T/ T), confirmable in 5-7 working days.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund release are caused by your agents or representative
If you AGREE with my conditions l advise you to send the following immediately.
1) Full Name............
2) Full Address..........
3) Tel..............
4) Age.............
5) Sex.............
6) Occupation Status...............
7) Your Banking detail where you want your fund to be transfer into .........
8) Scan copy of your international passport..........
And the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the
5-7 working days mandate.
Please reply to this email address : frankego777@yahoo.co.jp
I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.
Mr Frank Ego
