419 scam: "Mr. Gang Zhao" <mr.john.cole.2007@gmail.com> Delivery of 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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mrgangzhaobc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Gang Zhao" <mr.john.cole.2007@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgangzhaobc@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 06:20:23 +0100
Subject: Delivery of Your ATM (MASTER) Card.

N0_6, Xitucheng Lu
Chama Nanjie, Xichengqu
Jimenqiao Haidian District
100088 Beijing China.

Telephone: (86 10) 632 19 001
(86 10) 681 52 260 (voice reference)
(86 10) 680 25 820
Telefax: (86 10) 680 00 623.

Delivery of Your ATM (MASTER) Card,

Be informed that after the investigations into some irregular payment
by the banks, the government of Beijing China in conjunction with the
apex bank Bank of America, has formalized arrangements to commence the
payment of your outstanding payment of $5,500,000.00 (Five million
five hundred thousand United State Dollars only) to you through this
esteem bank, by Atm master card.

By this new payment arrangement, you are to enjoy less costs as your
payment has already been approved to be loaded into a MASTER (ATM)
card which will be delivered to you at your preferred destination in
your country. The ATM card will access your funds from any ATM in over
170 countries and can be used at POS globally.

So go ahead and furnish us with the following information below for
accurate delivery without mistakes:

(1) Your full name.....................................................
(2) Delivering address P.O.BOX not accepted............................
(3) Country/State......................................................
(4) Occupation.........................................................
(5) Telephone number...................................................
(6) Age................................................................
(7) Have you ever receive Atm card before..............................

The receipt of the above-listed requirements by our Atm master Card
Unit assures safe delivery of your loaded ATM card to your destination
within 72 hours.

Take note that as soon as the parcel is on transit your tracking
number will be forward to you so that it will enable you to track your
package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me
repeat again, try and reconfirm your delivery information as soon as
you receive this email to avoid any further delay and take note that
your pin code of your Atm master card is (((7864))) do not expose it
to anybody. And try to respond to us as soon as you receive this
email, so that we will be rest assured that this message get to you
safety.

Accept our congratulations.

Faithfully yours
Mr. Gang Zhao
Foreign Payments/ATM MASTER CARD Unit Director.
mrgangzhaobc@gmail.com

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