419 scam: "Mr. Armed Yaki" <fbidirector28@gmail.com> ATTENTION TO YOUR 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "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.
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.
- mrarmedyak07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Armed Yaki" <fbidirector28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrarmedyak07@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:56:15 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION TO YOUR ATM MASTER CARD

ATTENTION TO YOUR ATM MASTER CARD

Iâ€™m Mr. Armed Yaki, the new appointed Postman of Regular Mail Post
Office branched at United State. I assumed this office on 18th,
August, 2021. On going through the files of the previous records of
this office, I discovered that there are six parcels containing ATM
cards each one attached with an email address of the owner on it. The
former appointee of this office 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.
According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM card was
deposited by one Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson who died one year
back as a charity foundation parcel to each of the six of you. On the
statement he wrote on the list, he stated that each of the
aforementioned ATM cards contains the sum of US$17,000,000.00 and he
found your email contacts as reputable and capable persons that can
use the charity awarded ATM Cards to change the lives of people.
Meanwhile, I've made the arrangement of posting the six parcels
through Regular Mail Post Office to the six of you to your respective
mailing addresses.
Am also sending the same message of the same content to six of you
that own the six abandoned ATM CARDS each at the same time. If found
in spam folder, it could be due to your Internet Service Provider,
ISP. So move to your inbox before your reply
I went to our head office at United State and reported the issue of
the discovered six ATM cards in my office and they verified it and
gave me the veto order to carry out the delivery immediately you
reconfirm your mailing address to this office in order for us to mail
the ATM CARD directly to you after Postal Stamp of the parcel. Note,
below information is officially needed for posting of the ATM CARD
ASAP
Text here (mrarmedyak07@gmail.com)
1. Your Full name
2. Your home Address
3. Your current telephone number
4. A copy of your ID card,
5. Your age/sex,
6. Your country
7. Your occupation,
8 Your nearest air-port
We shall post your ATM Card once you update us with the above info and
you shall be given a tracking number, that is, the Track and Trace
number of your parcel once it is posted to your mailing address, 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 ARMED YAKI
Postman, Regular Mail Post Office United State

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