419 scam: <no-reply@drivethrustuff.com> YOUR ATM CARD IS READY FOR DELIVERY

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "mtcn" (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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.
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 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.
- terracesiiillp@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <no-reply@drivethrustuff.com>
Reply-To: <terracesiiillp@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 07:25:38 -0800
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD IS READY FOR DELIVERY

Attention Dear Friend,

This is to bring to your notice that

because of the impossibility of your

fund transfer through the western union

network, we have credited your total

sum of 4.5 million valid fund into an

ATM MASTER CARD and I have paid the re-

activation fee and the delivery

of the ATM Card To you, I paid it because the

ATM Card worth of 4,500,000.00 which I

have registered for delivery yesterday

has less than 16 days to expire in the

custody of the FedEx Company and when it

expires, the money will go into Federal

Government treasury account.

With that we decided to help you pay

off the money so that the ATM Card will

not expire, because I trust that when

you receive your ATM Card definitely you

must pay me back my money and even

compensate me for helping you. I was calling

the telephone number you provided then,

but unavailable to confirm if you are still

living in your former address for the

registration of the ATM Card.

Now I want you to contact FedEx Express

Delivery with your physical address you

desire the delivery to be made so that

they can deliver your ATM Card to your

designate address without any

delay. 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, They told me that their keeping

fees is $79 per day only, and I

deposited it yesterday being 8/3/2018

Below is the Contact Information of the

FedEx, Express Customer Service

Director Mr. Edward Kirkwood, from

ATM CARD , Email Address online:

{terracesiiillp@gmail.com}

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,

Please,use this information to

send the fee to western union or Money Gram

Receiver Name : Mathias Ejiofor Ezeaku

Country Nigeria

City- Lagos,

Question A

Answer B

Sender Name and Mtcn ......

amount $79

Important Notice: Your ATM CARD package

is rapped with pin code together

with the instructions from the issuing

bank on how you will be using the card

to withdraw your fund daily and I

registered it as gift so that the diplomatic

Agent will not know the content of

your package okay.

I am hoping that you will adhere at directed to enable the positive conclusion of this transaction.

Desmond

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