419 scam: "I.M.F Official" <officialimf92@gmail.com> I.M.F

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state of america" (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.
- officialimf92@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "I.M.F Official" <officialimf92@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johncwilliams302@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:33:42 -0800
Subject: I.M.F

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From: International Monetary Fund Headquarters: WASHINGTON DC, United
State of America Formation: 27 December 1945 Region: Worldwide Hours:
Open Today â€¢ 8:30am 5:30pm

Good day to you dear beneficiary how are you doing today i hope all
is well with you, Am Mrs Christine Laggard Managing Director of
International Monetary Funds, United State of America. Am contacting
you on behave of your funds from Washington DC, And the reason why you
are receiving the funds is because of the IMF work to improve the
standard of leaving across the global due to scam victims and economic
melt down which led to lost of lives and properties. And we are
compensating the few lucky scam victim and economic melt down with a
COMPENSATION ATM CARD worth the total sum of $1,000,000.00, so that
you can start up a new life and you are allow to make $5,000.00 USD
daily . Text me on Google Hangouts with my Email address
( Officialimf92@gmail.com )or Text me on my Whatsapp number donâ€™t call
me okay..+1 425 654 2861â€¬ for more information about your funds.
You are advice to provide information such as:
(1) Your full name
(2) Your current mobile number
(3) Your home address.

Thank you Mrs. Christine Lagarde Managing Director IMF.

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