419 scam: Mr.Frank Edward Re: Attn My Dear Friend, successful delivering of your ATM MASTER CARD Very urg

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- davidmoore1221@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Frank Edward
Reply-To: <davidmoore1221@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:33:53 -0700
Subject: Re: Attn My Dear Friend, successful delivering of your ATM MASTER CARD Very urgent

Attn My Dear Friend ,

I am here to inform you that the Banque Atlantique here has MANDATE to CONFISCATE this your ATM MASTER CARD which worth $8.3M on Tue this week due to it has not delivered to you since by one reason or the other which is best known to you and if the CONFISCATE it you will lose all the funds .

Therefore,I have reached an agreement with the DHL Diplomatic Agent to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD and their PIN CODE to you because i don`t want you to lose this your funds here and if it left here they will not CONFISCATE the ATM MASTER CARD again which they have Schedule that you will be using the ATM MASTER CARD to withdrawing this your funds in the rate of Us$20,000.00 per a day and also transfer Us$150,000.00 per a day to your personal account until the whole Fund total of Us$8.3M finished and here is the ATM MASTER CARD NUMBER (5359 2029 1225 3729 ).

So,I want you to contact the DHL Diplomatic Agent with his email below and also call him on his number and reconfirm him your current address where he will deliver it to you before Friday this week ok.

DHL Courier Company
Diplomat Name : Mr. David Moore
Email : davidmoore1221@hotmail.com
Phone Number : +1 918 9826088

Finally, i want you to go ahead now and contact him with your Full Name, Address ,Phone Number and your copy of your id card to enable him to deliver this your ATM CARD PACKAGE with their PIN CODE to you before Friday this week and i want you to comply with him immediately he reach to your country for successful delivering the ATM MASTER CARD and their PIN CODE to you and you can make first withdraw with the ATM MASTER CARD immediately he deliver it to you and also check your account to be sure that this your funds total of Us$8.3M is complete in the ATM MASTER CARD before the Diplomat will left your address ok.

Take Note, You will send him Us$129.00 only for the shipment of the ATM MASTER CARD and their PIN CODE to your doorstep over there .

Thanks.
Mr.Frank Edward.

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