419 scam: "Mrs. Deborah Benson" <kongress77@mailfrom.ru> INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +2347032041324 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- tunde6077@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Deborah Benson" <kongress77@mailfrom.ru>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:02:53 +0400
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE
BUDGET OFFICE, FEDERAL MINSTERY OF
FINANCE.
AMADU BELLO WAY, P.M.B 251, CENTRAL
BUSINESS
AREA, GARKI, ABUJA
Contact Agent Name: Mark Tunde
Email: tunde6077@gmail.com)
Phone: +2347032041324

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

Greetings.

This is to intimate you of a very
important information which will be
of a great help to redeem you from all
the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long over
due Certified Bank Draft Cheque
of ($2.500.000.00 usd) due to excessive
demand for money from you by
both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your
fund remain unpaid to you.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) It
may interest you to know that
reports have reached our office by so
many correspondence on the
uneasy way which people like you are
treated by Various Banks and
Courier Companies across Europe to
Africa and Asia and we have decided
to put a stop to that and that is why i
was appointed to handle your
transaction here in Nigeria.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental
parasites, NGOs, Finance
Companies, Banks, Security Companies
and Courier companies which have
been in contact with you of late have
been instructed to back up from
your transaction and you have been
advised not to respond to them
anymore since the IMF is now directly
in Charge of your Certified Bank
Draft Cheque ($2,500,000.00 usd ) You
are hereby advised not to remit
further payment to any institutions
with respect to your transaction
as your fund will be transfer to you
directly from our source. I hope
this is clear to you now; any action
contrary to this instruction is
at your own risk.

And the only money you are to pay to
Mr. Mark Tunde is $215 Usd for
the paper works backup documentation on
your Certified Bank Draft
Cheque, take note of that. Once again
stop contacting those people, I
will advise you to contact Mr. mark
Tunde so that he can help you to
transfer your fund into your account,
instead of dealing with those
liars that will be turning you down
with there lies.

In furtherance to my mail, then also,
anytime you receive any kind of
email similar to the one I have sent
you this very first time I
contacted you or any one, I will want
you not to respond to it and it
should be forwarded to me. Be rest
assured that it must be an
underground ploy from the Bank doing an
investigation to see if you
will also jump at the opportunity of
such proposal.

This is a way of carrying out
investigation over the legitimacy of
the
claim you are making to the Certified
Bank Draft Cheque. So any time
you receive an email similar to the one
I have sent you for the very
first time even the FBI or I.M.F even
anyone at all, I will want you
not to respond to it. All you need to
do is forward it to me. No
matter from whom ever it came from, you
must disregard it. It is an
under ground investigation from the
office and the Bank.

Only respond to this e-mail
(tunde6077@gmail.com) with
immediate effect and you shall get
further details on how your fund
will be released. Also call him as
soon as you send the e-mail so
that you will be given an immediate
response.

Contact Agent Name: Mr. Mark Tunde.
Email: tunde6077@gmail.com
Contact Number:

Regards.

Mrs. Deborah Benson
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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