419 scam: "MRS. CHRISTINE. LAGARDE" <for_masa@yahoo.co.jp> Attention: dear abandoned fund ownership

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- imfdirectorms@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. CHRISTINE. LAGARDE" <for_masa@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mschristinelargade@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:28:27 +0100
Subject: Attention: dear abandoned fund ownership

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(IMF) INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUNDS
IMF HEADQUARTERS. HEADQUARTERS
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, 700 19TH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C 20431.(USA )
CALL OR TEXT TELL: +1 (202) 765-1867

Attention: dear abandoned fund ownership

This is Mrs. Christine. M.o. Laggard managing director of (IMF)international
monitory funds., this is to inform you about your fund payment file which was
sent to my office from nigeria by Mr. Godwin Emefiele the gorvnor of Central
Bank of Nigeria , for me to confiscate your transaction with them. According to
Mr. Godwin Emefiele. He said that i should sign power of attorney to divert your
fund to government treasury account just because you cannot afford to pay the
required fee. Which is 290.00 dollars before you can receive your fund, in his
words, he said that you abandon your fund for some time now without hearing from
you, but my spirit did not allow me to cancel your fund because i know the value
and the important of what you are about to lose. So i told him to wait until i
heard from you today. And know the reason why you rejected such amount of (4.7
million) united states dollars which i know it will change your life future
initially. Dear beneficiary i do not see any reason why you should abandon your
compensatioon fund because of 290.00 dollars.

I want your urgent response as soon as you receive this email and to explain to
me the reason you abandon your compensatioon fund to the (Central Bank of
Nigeria) or if you don't need it again then i will send you a power of attorney
to nigeria which you will sign and i will change your name to another person
so that the government will not claim this fund which belongs to you. I will
wait to hear from you as soon as possible,

Here is my phone number: +1 (202) 765-1867
I expect your reply today. Please be very honest with your reply, have a nice day.

YOURS SINCERELY
MRS. CHRISTINE. LAGARDE
IMF HEADQUARTERS. HEADQUARTERS
TEXT TELL: (202) 765-1867
EMAIL ADDRESS: imfdirectorms@usa.com
(IMF) INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUNDS

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