419 scam: "International Monetary Fund" <imf44742@cox.net> PENDING PAYMENT APPROVED

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
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.
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.
- imf44742@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "International Monetary Fund" <imf44742@cox.net>
Reply-To: imf44742@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:59:30 -0500
Subject: PENDING PAYMENT APPROVED

IMF PENDING PAYMENT APPROVED
From The Desk of Mr. Wayne Mitchell (MONITORING TEAM)
African Regional Department building
International Monetary Fund (I.M.F),
www.imf.org

Good Day,

A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by two
gentle men, one of them is an American national and he is MR DAVID
DEANE by name while the other person is MR... JACK MORGAN by name a
CANADIAN national. This gentlemen claimed to be your representative,
and this power of attorney stated that you are dead, they brought an
account to replace your information in other to claim your fund of
$12.5 Million Usd which is now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED, below is
the new account they

have submitted:

BANK.-HSBC CANADA
Vancouver, CANADA
ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66

Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you
suffered and died of throat cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to
confirm the truth in this information, If you are still alive, You are
to contact us back immediately, Because we work 24 hrs just to ensure
that we monitor all the activities going on in regards to the transfer
of beneficiaries inheritance and contract payment.

Please forward the Needed information for clearification.

Your Names:
Your Home/Office Address:
Your Nationality
Your Phone:
Your Occupation:
Your Age/Sex:
Your Id Card:

You are to call this office email me on (imf44742@gmail.com)
immediately for clarifications on this matter as we shall be available
24 hrs to speak with you and give you the necessary guidelines on how
to ensure that your payment is wired to you immediately. Just also be
informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as
we would not be held responsible of wrong payment.

Mr. Wayne Mitchell
U.S Department Director
IMF DIRECTOR
Email: imf44742@gmail.com

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