419 scam: "I.M.F Head Office"<onlineshshshh@gmail.com> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN....

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- tboverseasdept@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "I.M.F Head Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <informationoffice@citromail.hu>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:43:26 -0700
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN....

International Monetary Fund
IMF Headquarters (Washington, DC)
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431
Fax: + 1 (202) 623-4661

Dear Beneficiary,

I am directed to contact you in order to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one MR. PING HUANG who claimed to be your business associate/partner. The said

PING HUANG confirmed to us that you are DEAD and he will like to change all the Information that you gave to us as our bonafide beneficiary.

This development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the world.Note that your payment

file was affected. As you may know, the total amount in your favour is a total sum of $5.5 Million Dollars.We need to confirm from you if you are Dead or Alive.

Bear in mind that If we do not hear from you within 72 hours,it automatically means that you are dead and the information passed to us by MR. PING HUANG below is

correct. You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true position of things with in order to avert any

mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account. Your swift response will help this us alot.

1. NAME OF BENEFICIARY: PING HUANG

2. FULL ADDRESS: ROOM 7, NO. 1 HAMILTON ROAD FAIRFIELD NSW 2165 AUSTRALIA

3. PHONE NUMBER:+61403734318

4. COMPANY NAME: BEST QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP PTY LTD

5. OCCUPATION:BUSINESSMAN

6: AGE: 60 Y/O

7. BANK NAME: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

8. BANK ADDRESS: 242 PITT STREET SYDNEY NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA

9. ACCOUNT NAME: BEST QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP PTY LTD

10. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 306728854

11. SWIFT CODE : ANZBAU3M

12. BSB: 012-390

Do email me with your full names and direct phone number for an easy communication, your age and occupation. Finally send an urgent reply to enable us educate on the

next step to take.

Send the requested information to this email: tboverseasdept@citromail.hu

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director (MD)
I.M.F Head Office

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