419 scam: "JOHN LEE" <info@imf.org> Important Notice!!!

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- johnw09436@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN LEE" <info@imf.org>
Reply-To: johnw09436@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:16:34 +0700
Subject: Important Notice!!!

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT.
Senior Resident Representative
9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja, Nigeria.
REF:-XVGNN82010

Attention: Important Notice!!

A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by one gentle
man, he is an American national and his Name is Mr. Gerald N. Samaroo,

This man claimed to be your representative and this power of attorney
states that you are dead, he brought an account to replace your
information in other to claim your fund of ($15.5 Million) Fifteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars which is now lying in
a dormant account as UNCLAIMED one of our paying Bank, below is the
Address he submitted:

Full Name: Gerald N. Samaroo
Full Address: 7111-142 Ave N, # 107, Largo, Florida 33771, U.S.A.
Occupation: Retired Accountant
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE: Married, 72 Years
Bank Account city bank
Account# / 6503809428.
Routing/122006743,
Address 1076 peter Johnson Road, largo Florida.

Be further informed that this power of attorney also states that you died
of cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to confirm the truth to 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 beneficiary’s
inheritance and contract payments.

You are to call this office 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 and also be informed that any further delay from your side
could be dangerous, as we will not be held responsible for any wrong
payment.

Kindly contact us urgently if you are Alive as we have these information's
he provided for this payment to be wired to his account.Note that you will
require to pay the IMF payment Release Bound administrative charge of
US$195.00 dollars for file endorsement processing charge.

Here is the information you are required to re-confirm to my office
immediately for us to check up with the data's we have in our central
computer.

(1) Full Name.............
(2) Country/State/ City Name.............
(3) Delivery Address.........
(4) Occupation.............
(5) Sex..................
(6) Age.................
(7) Telephone Number...........
(8) A Copy of Your Passport/ Drivers Licenses........................

Contact Person
Mr. John Lee
Senior Resident Representative
Email Address: (johnw09436@gmail.com)

As soon as you provide the information(s) above, we will direct you on how
to send the file endorsement processing charge.

Yours in Service
Mr. John Lee.
International Monetary Fund
Senior Representative payment Office

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