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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- 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.
- imfoffical548@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR. Ben Mike" <davidking1081@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfoffical548@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:41:51 -0600
Subject: IMF COMPENSATION
IMF COMPENSATION
To UNDISCLOSED RECIPIENTS
Reply TO I M F USA
Greetings to you
This to inform you that the international Monetary Fund ,IMF and the
United Nations UN is Compensating all the scammed Victims
$18.2,00,000.00 United States Dollars
Your name and email address was mentioned to the United States Secret
Service by one of the Scammers who was arrested
Meanwhile this Compensation Department has been mandated by the IMF
and united nations to transfer your compensation funds to you through
Department Agnet delivery which is 100% Guarantee for been mandated to
you as one of the scammed victim
Furthermore we advise you to stop any further communication with any
other persons or offices concerning any transaction that you might
have lost your hard earned money to avoid loosing more money to other
group of scammers Unitied States service are already on the trace for
the other criminals
You are here by advised to contact IMF :UNCC head office to receive
your compensation without further delay on this text
Anticipating your urgent cooperation in other to receive your payment
Thank you
your full delivery informition is demand to be resend to us now
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION
MR. Ben Mike
Communication Secretary
International Monetary Fund
The USA.
EMAIL: imfoffical548@gmail.com
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