419 scam: Office file <tictac.tictaac55@gmail.com> NOTICE ! NOTICE !! NOTICE !!! 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:

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:
- "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. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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 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.
- +2349069500935 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mrandybryan@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Office file <tictac.tictaac55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrandybryan@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 05:44:05 -0700
Subject: NOTICE ! NOTICE !! NOTICE !!! ATM CARD

NOTICE ! NOTICE !! NOTICE !!! ATM CARD

This is to bring to your notice that I have paid the courier charges
and the delivery of your ATM CARD. I paid it because the ATM CARD
worth US$2.8 M has less than Four weeks and four days to expire and
when it expires the money will go into Government reserve account.

With that I decided to help you pay the money so that the ATM CARD
will not expire, because I know that when you get your ATM CARD
definitely you must compensate me as you promised to me last year.Now
your ATM CARD has been deposited with DHL Courier Company for delivery
so I want you to contact DHL Courier Company with your Full Contact
information so that they can deliver your ATM CARD to your designated
address without any delay.

Your Full Name:..........................
Home Address:...........................
Country:.....................................
Phone Number:..........................
Age & Occupation .....................

Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid but i did
not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. Reasons for
their refusal is because they didn't know when you will contact them.
They told me that their keeping fee is $96 per day and i deposited it
Yesterday, Below is their Contact Information.

Contact Person :Mr. Andy Bryan
Delivery Company : DHL Courier Service Abuja Nigeria
Email : mrandybryan@yahoo.com
Tel: +234-9069-500-935

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid mistake on the
delivery and also to avoid increase on the security keeping fee as i
agreed with them that it will be calculated $96 per day , so try to
supply all your delivery details today so to avoid paying for more
than a day.I gave them your delivering address but you have to
reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivering
including with your ID or Picture.

Hope to hear from you as soon as you receive the ATM card contains
US$2.8 MILLION . You will see an instruction and direction letter
inside the envelop parcel on how to use your card , please read it
very well before you start using your card . Ask the DHL Courier
Company Branch Manager How you Can Send to Them Their Official
Security Keeping Fees Which Is Only $96 Per day. You have to try and
Contact them today to avoid increase of their keeping fees as i myself
agreed with them that it will be increasing daily until when ever you
are ready and let me know once you receive your ATM.

They must deliver your card within 48 hours ( two Days Delivery )
after the confirmation of the $96 Per day from you. Inside the envelop
parcel of your ATM CARD, you will find another small blue sealed paper
rapped with yellow paper and DHL stamp , carefully open it for you
must see your 4 digit secret pin code that you will use for your ATM
card and immediately you slot the card in any ATM CARD Machine, try
and change the pin to any of your choice 4 digit number and start
using the card immediately . The direction note for the card is also
in another small white color envelop . Send an email to the DHL and
try to call them on the phone number listed above.

From

Rev. Tom P. White.
The Coordinator General
Foreign Affairs & Public Relation Department.
( Zenith Bank Plc Nigeria ) .

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