419 scam: "Mr.Abebe A. Selassie" <mslapointe2@gmail.com> Attn:My Dear

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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.
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.
- abebea.selassie@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Abebe A. Selassie" <mslapointe2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abebea.selassie@representative.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:11:10 -0800
Subject: Attn:My Dear

Good Day,

My Name is Mr.Abebe A. Selassie, senior official of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and I also work hand to hands with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the International Criminal Police
Organization. We discovered that you have an unclaimed payment that
was supposed to be remitted to you, maybe due to some unforeseen
circumstance that allow you to finish your transactions home or
abroad, so I took it upon myself to get in touch with you before it
will be forfeited as you still have the chance to claim your funds.

Currently, states, federal agencies and other organizations
collectively hold more than $58 billion in unclaimed cash and
benefits, which come from a variety of sources, including abandoned
bank accounts and stock holdings, unclaimed life insurance payouts and
forgotten pension benefits seizures of third party benefit, legal
financial transactions, like lotto winnings, Compensation payments and
Inheritance claims that was abandoned by individuals over skepticism
etc. We can help you to get your funds. We have helped many people
like you to get their payment.

Get back to me for more information on how to claim your funds before
its marked unclaimed.

Please contact my secure email address (
abebea.selassie@representative.com ) for more details.

Regards
Mr.Abebe A. Selassie
Senior Official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) .

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