419 scam: "MR,ERIC DON" <benj78921@gmail.com> Delivery Of Your AtmMaster Card Is Ready Bonus

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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. )
- "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 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.
- +22995867513 (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.
- atmmastercard2021@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR,ERIC DON" <benj78921@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmmastercard2021@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:14:58 +0100
Subject: Delivery Of Your AtmMaster Card Is Ready Bonus

Delivery Of Your AtmMaster Card Is Ready Bonus

Good Day,
How are you, and with your family,
All the arrangement is done about your ATM CARD,there is no problem
again but i let you know that,Our ATM DEPARTMENT OFFICE Benin
republic here are delivery your ATM MASTER CARD with very little
amount If you are

ready to receive it which can cost you $57 dollar only. Now i let you
understand that all your total Amount of your ATM CARD is ( $5.6 MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLAR ONLY ) so for your information the Activate fee of
ATM CARD before is $200 dollar in any country in this worldwide. but
the COMMISSIONER OF POLICE And MR Patrice Talon PRESIDENCY of Benin
republic held a meeting with there Cabinet the conclusion is that the
activation of ATM MASTER CARD now will be $57 dollar only. so if you
know that you are ready to receive your ATM CARD contact This
email;;(atmmastercard2021@gmail.com)

and ask them where you can send the $57 dollar for activation fee of your ATM.
Remember that immediately the ATM CARD will delivery to you, every day
you will Withdraw $5000 dollar until all your total ATM MASTER CARD
will got finish.Immediately you receive this email call me here
+22995867513 for more explanation.

For your information you will pay the delivery fee of your AtmMaster
Card Today which is November 4th after Today then your ATM CARD will start
to increasing fee for you $8usd per day. try to ask us where you can
send the activation fee of your ATM card,but if you can not send the
fee through world remit then,you can buy Google play or steam wallet
card of $57 and send it with the SCAN COPY,because that is only thing
hold your ATM card.

THANK YOU GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARD
MR,ERIC DON, FROM ATM DEPARTMENT OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

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