419 scam: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE <fileoffice279@gmail.com> GOOD NEWS !!!!!

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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:

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:
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE <fileoffice279@gmail.com>
Reply-To: louisdejoy3@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 03:38:21 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS !!!!!

--
I Louis DeJoy Director general of United States Postal Service, Postal
service company (USPS) We have been waiting for you to contact us for
your parcel that has been registered with us By IMF for shipment to
your residential address. We thought that the sender gave you our
contact details. It may interest you to know that a letter is also
added to your parcel.

However, we cannot quote the content to you via email for privacy
reasons. We understand that the content of your parcel itself is an
ATM VISA CARD and after our scanning of the ATM VISA CARD it contains
$6,500,000.00, we scan this your ATM CARD due to your delaying in
contacting us, So kindly get in touch with us asap with your requested
information which was used to registered it by the IMF to our office
and also for we to be sure that we are in contact with the rightful
owner of this ATM CARD. Kindly get in touch with us asap with your
full details for a security reasons although we have your information
but for verification Purposes.

(1). Full Name:
(2). Address:
(3). Nationality/Gender:
(4). Age:
(5). Occupation:
(6). Phone:
(7). Country:
(8). Personal ID:
(9). Nearest Airport :

Here is your ATM VISA CARD information you can't use this your ATM
card for now untill we deliver it to your home address for a security
reason.

1]ATM CARD NUMBER: 4465-4203-++++-++++
2]EXPIRE DATE: 10/24
3]CCV: 021

For more details contact us through this email,

Yours Faithfully,
Louis DeJoy
Director General of United States Postal Service Office Address 5675
CAROLINA BEACH RD WILMINGTON, NC 28412-3629

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