419 scam: "Mr.Peter Godson"<WW2@almond.ocn.ne.jp> RE: IMF/FBI/UN INTEREST PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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.
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.
- mrpetergodson@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Peter Godson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.petergodson09@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:50:49 -0800
Subject: RE: IMF/FBI/UN INTEREST PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

IMF/FBI/UN : Interest Payment Notification
From: Head of Audit Department.
REF/BN/DFR/2019/06785
RE: IMF/FBI/UN INTEREST PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Tel: +19406027437
Attention:
Sometime ago United Nation Fund Office (UN) brought your contract/inheritance fund to our bank, after a period time, the fund were withdrawn back to the United Nation Treasury. During the period of time the fund was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$3.250Million, which we are about to be pay to you.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund because from time to time the world bank auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our financial update, the earlier you comply with claiming of the fund, the faster the action, because the United Nation, officials wants the accrued interest to be paid to them but we refused, if they find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will want to call back the money to the United Nation Treasury account.
What we need from you now is any of your identification for example; your international passport or your driver’s license copy, then your telephone and fax number for easy communication.
As a matter of fact we don’t have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for remittance.
Below is the contact information that you are going to contact.
Name: Mr. Peter Godson
Email mrpetergodson@consultant.com

Expecting your immediately response.
Yours Sincerely,
For: the management
Peter Godson

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