FedEx Courier email Scam

Many folks have reported receiving an email similar to the one below. If you are one of them, you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: james obi [mailto:jamesobi05@latinmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:16 PM
To: jamesobi05@latinmail.com
Subject: Attention Attention Attention,

Plot 8,Ahmed Way,
Victoria Island,Accra Ghana.
DATE:5/02/2008

Customers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday:
Office Hours Monday To Saturday:

Attention Attention Attention,

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of
supply chain, transportation, and business and related information services.
The FedEx courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential message to
all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their
Receivers/Residential Address to avoid wrong delivery.

Authoritatively, this is the FedEx courier service company mailing you in
respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to
you by one Mrs. Johnann Moha. Before the delivery protocols commenced, there
was a misunderstanding between you and the National Insurance Corporation of
Accra Ghana (NICON) over the Insurance Certificate which caused the delay
of you receiving your parcel for the past one year.

Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the FedEx has finalized everything
with the (NICON) and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable
parcels’s to be couriered after the released of the parcels from the
(NICON)

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains a
cheque worth $1.3 Million is among the 24 parcel’s listed which is now in
our office and also with your name as the receiver despise that we lost your
private residential address which is an indication that you can now re-send
your residential address back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be
delivered to you without hesitation.

Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Mrs. Johnann Moha still
owes this company the sum of $85 before the incident occued. Know you that
we have spent some money in the process by recovering back your parcel. We
once again appreciate your patronage. Without hesitation you are to pay for
just the balance left by your sender via western union money transfer so
that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it
attracts demurrage. Your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a
huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating a
demurrage? Which you will not allow to happen to the recovery parcel that
almost gone if not for the love that the good God has for you. I urge you to
make hay while the sun shines.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive your country within 3 days as
soon as this company receive your full residential address and the balance
left by you and the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via
e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see whether we are
competent in the discharge of our duties. FedEx courier Service Company do
hereby inform all their customers to be at alert especially with allsorts of
scam mails that might be coming to you Globally Be careful with their
e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil planes.

PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE

SENDERS NAME-------
RECIEVERS NAME------SUNDAY. V. DOGBO
SENDERS COUNTRY-----
RECIEVERS COUNTRY---- ACCRA GHANA
TEXT QUESTION------------WHAT FOR
TEXT ANSWER---------------.FEDEX
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$ 85

ALSO SEND 10 DIGITS MTCN NUMBER FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

FedEx is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that
revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30
years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies’ -a
FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

ATTENTION: FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR


Thanks for your Co-operation.
Yours Affectionately.
Mr. Tony Davis.
For theAccra Branch Manager FedEx Express Services Accra Ghana.

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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already made contact with this sender you may be at risk for financial losses or identity theft.

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