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Did you receive an email from a "Mrs.Rita Jones" who says to contact Mr.Jacob Wilson and "THE FEDEX COURIER COMPANY" Some scams are hard to categorize. Certainly the scammer will try to steal your identity and get you to send him money, but the text of the scam is so odd, it's hard to imagine anyone falling for it. If this email out-of-the-blue from an unknown foreigner offering to pay you absurd amounts of money for almost no work doesn't strike you as a scam, then you really need to read through a number of the scams on this website and familiarize yourself with their approach.
Mrs.Rita Jones and Mr.Jacob Wilson (not their real names, obviously, and probably the same person) hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune. If you would like a step by step explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Notice (highlighted below) some of the other obvious signs that this is a scam are poor spelling , use of free Yahoo/Hotmail/etc email accounts, proposals that make no sense, etc.: We particularly like the "demurrage" - Let's see... what company is going to charge YOU a fee to have the use of your money? (Answer for those illiterate in basic banking 101: NONE!)
From: Mrs.Rita Jones [ info@ashio.com.au ]
Subject: GOD HAS DONE IT!!! PLS CONTACT THE FEDEX COURIER COMPANY
Date: January 2, 2008Greetings To You My Dear Friend!!!
I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $500,000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time.
Then I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY, West Africa,I traveled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of December.
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivery Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.
The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($120 USD) Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $120US Dollars.
I would have paid that but they said no because they don?t know when you will Contact them and in case of demurrage.
You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY MANAGER OF THE BRANCH (Mr.Jacob Wilson) now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow:
Contact Person: Mr.Jacob Wilson
CELL PHONE:+2348076058553
Email Address: fedexexpress_delivery_company77@yahoo.dk
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct Telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask Them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $120 US Dollars for their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Rita Jones
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