419 scam: OFFICE FILE <salvomeli10@tim.it> DEIVERY OF 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:

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:
- "activation 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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +22968893018 (Benin, probably a 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.
- officeoffice690@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE FILE <salvomeli10@tim.it>
Reply-To: officeoffice690@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2017 04:53:36 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD,

Dear.Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of your fund
transfer through the Money Gram network or Western UInion, decided to credited
your total sum of $2.8 MILLON, valid fund into an ATM MASTER CARD and I have
registered it to the delivery company which will deliver to your home address
and i have paid the re-activation fee and the delivery fee of the ATM Card for
you,I paid it because the ATM Card worth of $2.8MILLON, which I have
registered it yesterday and delivery has less than 21 days to expire in the
custody of the DHL Company and when it expires, the money will go into Federal
Government treasury account. Which that we decided to help you pay off the
money so that the ATM Card will not expire, because I trust believe that when
you receive your ATM Card definitely you must pay me back my money and even
compensate me for helping you.

Now I want you to contact DHL DELIVERY COMPANY with there email address:(
officeoffice690@gmail.com ) with your physical address you desire the delivery
to be made so that they can deliver your ATM Card to your designated address
without any delay.

Like I stated earlier, the crediting, re-activation, delivery and the company
registration charges has been paid by me, but we did not pay their official
keeping fees since they refused, and the reason is that they do not know
whenare you are going to contact them and the demur-rage might have increased
by then, They told me that their keeping fees is $45,only, and Ideposited it
yesterday,

Below is the Contact Information of the DHL, Express Customer Service Director
Mr Tony Uba, Email Address;( officeoffice690@gmail.com )TEL: +229-688-930-18
Contact them today and also send them the security official keeping charge to
avoid increase of their fees and let me know once you receive your ATM card,
Important Notice, your ATM CARD package was registered as a gift so that the
diplomatic Agent will not know the content of your package okay.

Contact info: email address:( officeoffice690@gmail.com )

Regards.
Barr.Peter Chukwu.

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