419 scam: "Dr. Gene Leon" <leon.gene004@gmail.com> Attn: re-change of account,

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- ",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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Gene Leon" <leon.gene004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_gene.leon@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 17:17:10 +0500 (PKT)
Subject: Attn: re-change of account,

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Attn: re-change of account,

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT SUM US$11,000,000.00

This is in regard to the outstanding payment, I am Gene Leon; thea
ppointed Director and Senior Resident Representative of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) NIGERIA; the Secretary-General Ban
ki-Moon and his decision making body of United Nation (UN); has directed
me to
investigate your fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding
debts owned to foreign beneficiaries by the government of Nigeria /
British in this
scorned quarter of this fiscal year 2015.

This decision was taken based on the anomalies and inability of the Banks
in Nigeria / London to release your fund into your bank account; whereby
it was discovered that some directors in these Banks were diverting
foreign Beneficiaries payment to another account of their choice
overseas. In view of this, in our investigation, one Ms. MINA SAVICE and
Barrister John Jake from Adli Law Group P.C, sent a letter of claim to our
office
that they are your relatives and you eventually DIED in an auto accident
some time ago, with a death Certificate/warrant of your BURIAL, that you
gave them the power of attorney to claim your fund before your DEATH.; an
account was submitted to release your approved fund to a Germany account.
Below is the account Submitted;

Beneficiary: Cerstin Wenger Shenouda.

Bank: frankfurter bank
a/c no.: 367840545
swift code: 50050201

Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and
forwarded to the Treasury Department of the International Monetary Fund
for immediate release of your fund to the account above without Any
further prejudice. Right now, we need your immediate confirmation about
these claims by Ms. MINA SAVICE and Barrister JOHN JAKE on your behalf,
and if we do not hear from you within 72 hours,
we shall be then convinced that you are dead as stated in the claimsletter
from MINA.

Your quick acknowledgment of this message via our email address will
helpus commence action and know the truth of this counter claims.

Yours in service,

Dr. Gene Leon
Senior Representative
International Monetary Fund; (IMF)

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