419 scam: IMF OFFICE <officeun9@gmail.com> Attention Unpaid 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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- odesk629@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: IMF OFFICE <officeun9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfdesk11@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2021 10:49:53 +0100
Subject: Attention Unpaid Beneficiary!

--
( I.M.F ) Head Office
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC, 20431 USA
REF:-XVGNN82017

Attention Beneficiary,

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be
of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long over due payment valued at
$5.000.000.00 { Five Million United State Dollars} due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your funds remain unpaid to you.

I am Mr. Bo Li, a highly placed official of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our
office by so many
correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by
Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa
and Asia/London UK and we have decided to put a stop to that and that
is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in the UNITED
STATE OF AMERICA.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance
Companies,Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have
been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back up from
your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment.

The most annoying thing is that the bad officials won't tell you the
truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you,
instead they allow you spend
money unnecessarily,

Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond
to this e-mail with immediate effect and we shall give you further
details on how your funds will be released.

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Age:
4.Occupation:
5.Phone:
6.Copy of your identity Card

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Bo Li,
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OF OPERATIONS.
odesk629@gmail.com

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