419 scam: "Mrs. Betty Richard" <potterkathy49@gmail.com> ATM VISA 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:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2340818435613
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.
- pauldouglas740@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Betty Richard" <potterkathy49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pauldouglas740@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:28:23 +0100
Subject: ATM VISA CARD.

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of
your fund transfer through our western union network, we have credited
your total fund of $2,500,000.00 Legitimate USD into an ATM VISA card,
and we have paid the delivery fee of your ATM VISA card to you, we
paid it because your ATM VISA card worth of $2,500,000.00 which we
have registered for deliver, has less than 16 days to expire in the
custody of the UPS Company and when it expires, the money will go into
federal government treasury account.

For that we decided to help you pay off the money so that your ATM
VISA card will not expire, because we trust that when you receive this
your ATM VISA card, definitely you must pay us back and even
compensate us for helping you.Like we stated earlier, the delivery
charges has been paid therefore the only money you were advice to send
to them is their official security keeping fees of $105 usd every day.

Like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation,delivery and the
company registration charges has been paid by me, but I did not pay
their official security keeping fees since they refused, they refused
and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact
them and the demurrage might have increased by then.

Therefore you should contact them with the below contact information;
Company name; UPS Express Customer Service.

Logistic Manager: Mr.Douglas Paul,
Phone: +234 08184356133
Email: ( pauldouglas740@yahoo.com )

Try to contact them today and also send them the security official
security keeping charge to avoid increasing of their fees and let me
know once you receive this your ATM VISA CARD.Contact them today with
your full information requested below;

Your Full Name;......................... ..............
Your Country;...................... ....................
Your Residence Home Address;...................... ....
A Copy of You Identification................ ............
Your Direct Phone ;............................. .........
Your Cell;......................... ..............
Age/Sex;...................... ...........................

Try to indicate all this codes to them because it will prove that you
are the rightful person that own the ATM visa card deposited in their
custody.

Shipment Code awb :33xzs,
ATM Card Registered Code No xgt442:
Security Code sctc:2001dhx:567:
Transaction Code 233:cstc:101:33028:
Certificate Deposit code: sctc:bun.xxiv:78:01
Depositor: Mrs. Betty Richard
Manager of UBA Bank Plc

This is to avoid wrong delivery, do that urgent to avoid increase of
their keeping fees and let us know once you receive your ATM VISA
CARD.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Betty Richard

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