Email Fraud Alert received from: Ashley
I recently received an email with this subject line: [GSN Suspected Spam] Pending Delivery (Final Notice)….Read Carefully and get back asap and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
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Dear Customer,
This email is coming to you as a reminder concerning your pending package
that has been with us for a long time. As you already know that this
package is containing a Bank Draft Check in your name and in the amount of
$4.5 million usd.
This email is to let you know that our delivery team has finally carried
out delivery to your residential address. The package left Lagos Nigeria
on January 3rd 2013 and since on the 5th of January 2013 it has been at
Memphis USA awaiting clearance.
To track your package, go to www.fedex.com/tracking and insert the
tracking number below to view delivery status.
www.fedex.com
Tracking Number: 800277347645
You are advised to get back to me as soon as possible so instructions can
be given to you on how to clear the package. You are hereby advised to
provide us with the below details so we can immediately have it sent out
to our deliverymen in Memphis.
Your Name(In Full):
Your Delivery Address:
Your Direct telephone Number:
Having tracked your parcel, it confirmed the status of delivery been
pending at Memphis TN awaiting clearance, all you need to do is to pay for
the clearance charges and re-direction fee demanded by the Custom
authorities and once it has been cleared, the parcel will be released and
re-directed to your address.
The clearance charges to be paid by you is $80 only.
You can send the clearance fee of $80 through Western Union or Money Gram
with the below details.
Receiver’s Name: JOHN MONDAY
Receiver’s Address: 29 VICTORIA ISLAND STREET
City: LAGOS
State: LAGOS
Zip Code: 23401
Country: NIGERIA
Amount: $80
Text Question: what color
Text Answer: Blue
MTCN / Reference Number: ??????????
Send me the Western Union 10 Digit MTCN numbers as soon as you have made
the payment.
Call me now on +234-8062608785 for more details.
This is important and as such your immediate response will do you Good.
Management,
Mr. Ashley Sherlock
©FedEx Online Management Team.
All rights reserved. © 1995-2013 FedEx
The above email was sent by “FedEx Courier Service” from this email address: ldap@tpgst.gov.tw
I, Ashley, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “FedEx Courier Service”:
What a scam that incorporates urgency and covers itself (supposedly) against being seen as a phishing attempt.
It is the first line (and link), the incorrect sender’s e-mail as well as being sent to ‘undisclosed recipients’ that first marks this as a piece of fiction.
Then you get asked to pay $80.00 to release the parcel ………………..