419 scam: ATM CARD <dsertycdg@gmail.com> YOUR ATM CARD

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- www.deliveryspeedpost@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: ATM CARD <dsertycdg@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.deliveryspeedpost@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:09:32 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD

THE HEAD DEPARTMENT MANAGER
ATM VISA CARD DELIVERY SPEED POST OFFICE
39A1B KARIGI ABUJA LANEOUT.
www.deliveryspeedpost@gmail.com

Attention,

Your (World ATM visa card parcel) Amount $70 Million Dollars is ready for
delivery,we Appeal to you to provide the bellow info for recognition and
safety Delivery to you ok.
Again,As you are forwarding your Details info,you will send a custom
settlement fund of 789$,Reasons, we do not want the custom to know the
content of your parcel that its ATM CARD in the parcel,because if they
Do,they will charge more and if you cant pay according to there limit
conditions,they will destroy the parcel,that is what we are trying to
prevent/Avoid,you will send 789$ Dollars for the settlement ok.
we have also looked into sending it through ordinary letter post,but its
very dangerous as they will scan it and when they detect its ATM card,you
know what it means,destroy and you loose it.

Your Name-------

Your Residential Address------

Your Home Phone Number--------

Your Mobile Phone Number------

Your current / present picture----

MR HIGHMAN DICKSON
THE HEAD DEPARTMENT MANAGER
ATM VISA CARD DELIVERY SPEED POST OFFICE
39A1B KARIGI ABUJA LANEOUT.
www.deliveryspeedpost@gmail.com

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