419 scam: IMF Office <eanthony812@gmail.com> Attention please,

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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:
- "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 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.
- +22999935485 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
- +22968575909 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: IMF Office <eanthony812@gmail.com>
Reply-To: IMF Office <ecobank-plc@inbox.lv>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 05:54:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention please,

Attention please,

We the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Investigation Bureau Washington DC in conjunction with other relevant
Investigation agencies, we wish to inform you that we recently received
several reports through our Global intelligence monitoring network that
you have a transaction which wasn't accomplished after series of process
and required procedures.

Consequently we finally scheduled the
dispatch of your funds to the EcoBank Plc for easy transfer of these
funds to your account without any hitches, this decision was made due to
the rate of corruption and scam reports perpetrated by Individuals and
Offices, therefore your funds was ordered to be moved or transferred to
safe custody of EcoBank Plc Benin Rep.

The transfer of the fund
to EcoBank Plc was successfully executed this morning and we just
received a confirmation from the correspondent Bank (EcoBank Plc) that
the fund valued the sum of $15, 500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred
United States Dollars) was received by the Bank Management, therefore
we are officially contacting you in this regard letting you know that
your funds are presently at EcoBank Plc.

Therefore you are advised to contact them immediately with the information outlined
below:

EcoBank Benin Republic
Address: Rue 26 Avenue Staintmez Von Les Papillions
Porto-Novo Benin
Phone: +22968575909
Fax: +229 99935485

Furthermore,
you are expected to Identify your self with this code of conduct
(EB90991031), this code was given by the Board Management of the Bank
this morning for verification or easy identification so you must include
it in your email as identification code. You will be recognized as soon
as you send this code, your full name and address should also be sent
to the bank's email address stated above, you can also contact their
representative on his direct telephone number as stated above.

Finally,
you are advised to completely terminated all your conversation or
correspondent with any other individual, authority or office who claims
to be in custody of your funds because your funds was official
transferred to EcoBank Plc this morning under federal instructions.

Therefore adhere to their instruction to enable them serve your fervently.

Yours sincerely
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Investigation Bureau Washington, DC

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