419 scam: "FUND"<info@deluxe.ocn.ne.jp> ATTENTION EMAIL OWNER

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
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.
- +22999498677 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "FUND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.jmhl@kgb.hu>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:27:50 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION EMAIL OWNER

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (I.M.F)
IMF WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE,
5TH, FLOOR, IMF BUILDING, PLOT 447/448 CONSTRUCTION AVENUE, CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT, AVAKPA, BENIN REPUBLIC
OUR REF: WFDMPB/NF/IMF/WA-XX027/N09

Dear Customer,

Have you received your fund? You have suffered for nothing without receiving your fund due to over greediness. You would have received your fund since last year but your problem is over greediness that cost you a lot of money and still yet, you have never received $1 into your account.

Your total money US$5,700 000.00 has been lodged with UBA bank department, this is a secret information and I’m expecting your urgent response before I can give you more details and the contact information of the bank.

Listen very carefully, this information is a secret and I want you to keep it as a secret between you and me. If you have received your money US$5,700 000.00, let me know but if you did not receive it till today contact immediately.

NOTE: I created a different e-mail to contact you because this piece of information I revealed to you is a secret about your UNPAID FUND. Wherefore, you should keep it a secret.

I await your urgent reply.

Thanks!
Rev. James Michael
Senior Supervisor: Fund Discovery Management And
Payment Bureau West African Regional Office,
International Monetary Fund, Federal Republic of Benin,
Direct Line: +229-9949 8677

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