419 scam: "MRS. DAHAN EDITH" <edith010dahan@gmail.com> Attn: Beneficiary

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "(ecowas)" (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.
- malikcoulibaly656@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. DAHAN EDITH" <edith010dahan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: malikcoulibaly656@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:50:43 -0800
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary

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Attn: Beneficiary.

I am Mrs. Dahan Edith Chief Economist of (IMF) International Monitory Fund. We are alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in the world, especially Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations. We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of West African countries and they are all in our custodyâ€™s in the countries that they are apprehended. We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists, the IMF Managing Director in the names of Mr. Kristalina Georgieva have agreed with United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government that all the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.

This email is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody. You are therefore being compensated with $ 2.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which do not exist, and also some people who claimed to be in love with white people from there scammed them their hard earn money, Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of $ 2.5 Million Dollars, we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center. Your file was directed to Cote dâ€™Ivoire West Africa that is where you will be receiving your compensation fund from. Feel free to contact the Barrister who is in charge of your fund, his name is Barrister Malik Coulibaly. A swift card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but with a limited amount per day.

So you are advice to contact Barrister Malik Coulibaly and then provide to him all your necessary information to identify yourself and also where to send the ATM CARD to you, below are the contact information of the Barrister.

Name: Barrister Malik Coulibaly
Tel : (00225) 056-696-5931
Email : malikcoulibaly656@gmail.com

You have to provide him the information bellow to enable him deliver your ATM CARD to you including the Pin code to access it.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR PROFESSION.
5) YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD

Your are free to contact me through my private email address for any questions or clarification.

Best Regard,
Mrs. Dahan Edith
Chief Economist of International Monitory Fund (IMF)

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