419 scam: IMF Represntative <drlesleyjones2@gmail.com> RE-YOUR ABANDONED FUND

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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:

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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: IMF Represntative <drlesleyjones2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: auditdept119@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:30:34 -0800
Subject: RE-YOUR ABANDONED FUND

Attn: Beneficiary

My name is Barr.Lesley Jones of Continental Exchange Solutions London
United Kingdom. I am an independent external auditor for the
International monetary fund (IMF) handling the Foreign Banks Debt
Management Office.

I have in front of me an abandoned transfer file containing details to
an escrow account set up on your email address. The file shows that
your payment of ($1,000,000) USA One million dollar from The
International monetary Funds is still pending. Due to this the funds
were pegged and abandoned. As an international independent external
auditor I think it is very absurd to abandon these funds for no
reason.

I have therefore decided to contact you to know if you actually
abandoned this File and if not, I have perfected plans to have these
funds transferred to you within the shortest possible time. Upon your
confirmation I will give you further directives on how to receive
these funds without any stress or complication. Payment method: Bank
to bank transfer, ATM card payment or cashier check.

However, i am surprised to receive another application this morning
from MR.ROBERT BERNHARDT, stating that you authorized him to transfer
the ($1,000,000) USA One million dollar to another bank account in
Switzerland.

Could you please confirm if the bank account in Switzerland as shown
below is your new bank account information to receive your funds?
Sorry if you received this mail in your spam folder, is due to recent
connection error from the service provider. I await for your quick
response.

BENEFICIARY: MR.ROBERT BERNHARDT
CREDIT SUISSE, CH-8038 ZÃœRICH, SWITZERLAND
ACCOUNT NO: 5018 1448 1308
IBAN: CH19 0483 5018 1448 1308 1
SWIFT CODE: CRESCHZZ80A

Regards,
Barr. Lesley Jones.
Continental Exchange Solutions.
Churchill Str.
London, U.K

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