419 scam: " Dr .Clement Eze" <"www."@dream.ocn.ne.jp> 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:

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:
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- imfbeninrepublic1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Dr .Clement Eze" <"www."@dream.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " Dr .Clement Eze" <imfbeninrepublic1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:34:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Please!

Attention Please!

Due to numerous reports coming from Asia as unsettled Winning Prize

Funds, We the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have directed all

Individual/Organizations who for one reason or the other did not

Receive their winning prizes in their Home Country of origin, to

Channel their reports/Names and direct contact numbers to the British

Ministry Of Finance Office, BENIN REPUBLIC, immediately on receipt of

This Letter for proper verification and immediate settlements.

Send the bellow information immediately to the British Ministry Of

Finance, Office, BENIN, via their e-mail contact: -

(imfbeninrepublic1@gmail.com)

1 Your Full Names :............. ?

2, Your E-mail Address:........ ?

3, Your Country Of Origin:......?

4 Your Cell Number-------------?

Then you urgently to send the stated amount bellow for the remittance

Charges on the declaration of your settlement on the behalf of our

Imitation rules and other from the headquarter. Please you have to

Make this urgent and forward the needed information correctly without

No mistakes, and make sure you follow the directives respect as

Instructed, or you to be in a case of loosing this fund payment.

Receiver Name---------john ojo

Receiver Country------Benin Republic Cotonou.

Question -----------------Urgent?

Answer -------------------Today.

Amount-------------------$250 dollars only.

Senders Name---------??

Senders Country------??

Mtcn Number-----------??

Yours Sincerely,

Dr .Clement Eze

Managing Director: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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