419 scam: "Courier Service"<test@transip.net> Your abandoned ATM master 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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Courier Service" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stepjosh080@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 05:26:49 -0700
Subject: Your abandoned ATM master card

Greetings,

I am Mr Stephen Josh the new appointed Manager of Universal Courier
Service. I assumed this office on 28th, August, 2018.As am going
through the files of the previous records of this office, I discovered
Six Parcels Containing ATM debit Cards each one attached with an email
address of the owner on it. The former appointee of this office Mr
James Morgan Jr, failed to carry out the delivery as it was Instructed
and programmed. Probably, one of his reasons for not carrying out the
delivery was that you have not provided your postal address to him for
the completion of the delivery as he remarked on this report file.

According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM Visa Cards was
deposited by one Senior Director Mr Roy Moore as a Scam victim
compensation to each of the Six package. On the statement he wrote on
the list, he stated that each of the aforementioned ATM cards contains
the sum of US$2.7 Million USD.

Meanwhile, I've made the arrangement of posting your card once you
reconfirm your information,Your name ,receiving address and phone
number.

If this message found in spam folder, it could be due to your Internet
Service Provider, ISP. So move to your inbox before your reply.

We shall post your ATM Card once you update us with the above
information, We shall be give you a tracking number, so as to enable
you track your parcel to know exactly when it will arrive to your
mailing address.

Remain blessed as I'll be looking forward to receiving your immediate response.

Regards,
Mr Stephen Josh

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