419 scam: "Mrs. Renee Hill" <osafomaafo739@gmail.com> Dear Fund 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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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 advise to" (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.
- hillmrsrenee81@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Renee Hill" <osafomaafo739@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hillmrsrenee81@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 07:53:57 +0100
Subject: Dear Fund Beneficiary,

International Monetary Fund HQ1.
Washington, D.C. 20505 USA.
REF:-XV/GNN820/21

Dear Fund 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, due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you. I am Mrs Renee
Hill, 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. and we have decided to put a stop to that
and that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in
United States of America.

You are advise to stop dealing with those people that are contacting
you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway
with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you
up until you have nothing.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental parastatals, 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. You
are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions
with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to
you directly from our source.

I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instructions is at
your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on (hillmrsrenee81@gmail.com)

with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how
your fund will be released. Also reply me as soon as you receive this
e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response.

Respectfully,
Mrs Renee Hill.
Office of Public Affairs
International Monetary Fund HQ1.

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