419 scam: Abu YOUR ATM CARD 87

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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.
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.
- mariokelley9@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Abu
Reply-To: <mariokelley9@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:22:46 +0800
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD 87

I AM ABDUL ABUBAKAR RABIU, THE BUSINESS MAGNATE AND INVESTOR. I
CONTACTED YOU YEARS BACK FOR AN INVESTMENT OF $150,000,000.00 USD (
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) IN YOUR COUNTRY
BUT LACK OF TRUST WE COULD NOT COMPLETE IT .

I HAVE RELOCATED THE INVESTMENT TO JAPAN WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
ANOTHER PERSONALITY .

HOWEVER, I DID NOT FORGET YOUR PREVIOUS EFFORTS. I KEPT A SUM OF
$3,000,000.00 ( THREE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) WITH DIAMOND
BANK UNDER YOUR NAME. AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONTACT MR. KELLEY
NICKOLAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURY & INTERNATIONAL BANKING AT
DIAMOND BANK PLC, VIA HIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS HERE (
mariokelley9@gmail.com )SO HE CAN PROCESS THE RELEASE OF THE
$3,000,000.00 ATM CARD.

I WANT YOU TO MAKE USE OF THE $3,000,000.00 ( THREE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ) FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT.

I TOLD MR. KELLEY NICKOLAS OF DIAMOND BANK, THAT YOU WILL CONTACT HIM
AND I KNOW HE MUST BE EXPECTING TO READ FROM YOU BY NOW.

SINCERELY,
ABDUL ABUBAKAR RABIU.

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