Package Deposited in Your Name Scam Email
Summary:
Email claims that a package deposited in your name contains a large sum of money
in cash and is being held for you by a group of diplomats.
Status:
False, this is a typical Nigerian scam.
Example:(Submitted, August 2006)
Subject: Package deposited in your name here This is an official notification of the availability of [...]

Nigerian 419 Scams - Fraud Watch International
Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website
Wipe Out Nigerian Scams
Links to Websites Fighting the Nigerian Scam/419

Unfortunately, there is probably very little you can do to recover any money you have already supplied. However, you should inform your local law enforcement agency as soon as possible. Also, take steps to protect your identity by accessing information about identity theft published by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

If you have supplied banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver’s licence and passport to the scammers, then you may become a victim of identity theft. For details on what to do, read the information about identity theft published by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

If you receive one of these scam emails, it is important that you do not respond to it in any way. The scammers are likely to act upon any response from those they see as potential victims. Although it can be educational and even entertaining to “bait” these scammers, such endeavours should only be attempted [...]

The so-called “Nigerian scam” is one of the longest running that I know about. In fact, it predates the Internet and email. The scams are also known as “419 scams” after the appropriate part of the Nigerian criminal code. The scammers still use surface mail and faxes as well as email. There [...]