Financial Fraud: UPS COURIER SERVICE – Good Day
UPS COURIER SERVICE [info@ups.com] is the addressing entity that sent me the following fraudulent scam. This is not the real UPS company. Be very aware of what this email is asking its reader to do and don’t fall victim of this white collar crime. Read on:
UPS COURIER COMPANY
12 Air Port Road,G.R.A.
West Africa, Nigeria.Good Day.
I am Mrs.Kate Hood Of the UPS Courier Company,I have a Confirmable BankDraft of £500,000.00 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds), that i deposited the Draft with UPS COURIER SERVICE,West Africa,I travelled out of the country for my hollidays and I will not return back untill the end of September.
I want you to try all your best and contact the UPS COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when you will get this package because of the expiring date.For your information,I have paid for the Security Keeping Fee, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attacking your Country.
The only money you will send to the UPS COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is £100.00 GBP only being Delivering Charge Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again,don’t be deceived by any person to pay any other money except £100.00 GBP being the Delivering Charge .I would have paid that but they said no because they don’t know when you will contact them and in case of damage. You have to contact the UPS COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your Draft with this below information.
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Contact Person: Mr. Festus WhiteEmail Address: ups_courierdeliveryservice@live.com
Telephone: +234-080-720-814-00
Fax +234-080-720-814-00
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Lastly, You are advice to send the below information to the Courier Company:
Your Full Name:
Postal address:
Direct telephone number:Do send it 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.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Kate Hood.
Similar emails may originate from scams posing as “FEDEX” and “DHL.” You must also consider that other courier services may be used and perhaps those that are well familiar in your region. Avoid these scams like a plague. All the best.
About the Author: Radek M. Gadek is a graduate of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at Boston University. In his spare time he wants to help everyone understand the dangers of identity theft and financial fraud. Will he succeed in doing so? That is yet to be seen...
mary | Jan 27, 2009 | Reply
I recieve these e-mail.
Good day
From: Jean Carey (jcarey@peralta.edu)
Sent: Sun 1/25/09 8:12 PM
To:
Greetings!!! You have a bank draft of $970,650.00 USD,which await the outstanding payment of $195USD.Contact the UPS courier company for claims with your informations.Contact person Mr.Kenny Smith Email:ups_dispatchunit6@live.com. Tel:+2347060474807
Marc | Feb 27, 2009 | Reply
This is the second e-mail this week with the same heading i receive this week.
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Subject: You have a bank draft of $970,650.00 USD
From: MC LOUTH, GARY (MCLOUTHG@mail.strose.edu)
You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk
Sent: Fri 2/27/09 7:35 AM
To:
Greetings!!! You have a bank draft of $970,650.00 USD,which await the outstanding payment of $195USD.Contact the DHL courier company for claims with your informations.Contact person Mr.Kenny Smith Email.
Whitney | Jun 19, 2009 | Reply
I received this email today.
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from Kluka, Darlene A
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date Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 8:07 PM
subject Notice (Reply to upsdispatchnig @ hotmail.com)
mailed-by mail.barry.edu
Follow up message
You have a bank draft of $970,650.00 USD,which await the outstanding payment of $255USD.Contact the UPS courier company for claims Contact: Mr.Kenny Smith via Email: upsdispatchnig @ hotmail.com
Zubair | Jul 28, 2009 | Reply
Hey friends,
I also received the mail from same email address.
Is there any law in the world to punish these people????? They paly with people’s heart…
Here it is that email….
From: info @ ups.com
Subject: Your Parcel Notification(UPS DELIVERY SERVICE)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:26:16 -0200
To:
Parcel Delivery
UPS House,
Forest Road,
Feltham, Middlesex
TW13 7DY
United Kingdom.
+447045739701
Dear Winner,
My name is Mr.David Parker, I work with the UPS courier Delivery Service, United
Kingdom (Uk). I am please to inform you that there is a parcel worth of £750,000.00
Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds Sterlings) deposited by the
Lottery Board. This parcel have been in our office for two weeks now and we have been
waiting for you to contact us for the delivery of your parcel but we did not hear from
you, so we decided to contact you for the delivery of your parcel. This parcel contains
a Certified Bank Draft of £750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British
Pounds Sterlings), Lottery Winning Certificate and some other confidential and vita
document backing the Bank Draft.
The Lottery Board have insured the parcel with our insurance company, so you don’t
have any other fees to pay except for the cost of Delivery(courier charges) of your
parcel to you which cost £200.00 GBP ( Two Hundred Great British Pounds Sterlings).
Incase you are ready for your parcel and please do make sure that you would have to pay
this money before your parcel will leave our office for delivery to your destinated
address, and also make sure you resend the following details to Mr David Parker
(davidparker@w.cn ) for verification of your address and iformations in your parcel.
1. Full Name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Tel Number:
4. Country:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do make sure you send us the above infomations for proper delivery and
we do not deliver package before payment.
We await your urgent response regarding this.
Yours sincerely
Mr.David Parker
Parcel Delivery
UPS House,
Forest Road,
Feltham, Middlesex
TW13 7DY
United Kingdom.
+447045739701