419 scam: "Mrs Sandas Wallace,"<xxxxxxx10@onet.pl> Payment of outstanding/unclaimed inheritance Fund

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- info@imforg.uk.pn (Imforg; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Sandas Wallace," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <s_wallace@imforg.uk.pn>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 15:58:55 +0100
Subject: Payment of outstanding/unclaimed inheritance Fund

From Head Monitoring Unit,
IMF,

Dear Sir/Madam

Payment of outstanding/unclaimed inheritance Fund

I am Mrs Sandas Wallace, Head Monitoring Unit, IMF. We have been mandated to reconcile and pay all the outstanding contract and inheritance
debts owed to beneficiaries since 2003 to 2013 based on continuous daily reports across the globe
of none payment/settlement of their contracts and inheritance funds to them.

In the course of our duties, we have been directed and authorized by IMF managing Director Christine Lagarde, to
effect the release of the unclaimed/outstanding fund approved by the IMF without any delay.

We shall proceed to issue all payment details to you only when we hear from you.
Respond to this message so that we urgently release fund to you within 72 hours.

Kindly contact me for further information ONLY via : info@imforg.uk.pn
Make reference to Unclaimed Inheritance Fund in your reply.

Thanks,

Mrs Sandas Wallace,
Head Monitoring Unit,IMF

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