419 scam: postmaster@shared-servers.com OVERDUE PAYMENT

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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:

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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: postmaster@shared-servers.com
Reply-To: Antoinettemonsiosayeh26@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:24:58 -0700
Subject: OVERDUE PAYMENT

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).

Headquarters. Headquarters 1 (HQ1):
International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20431

Headquarters 2 (HQ2):
International Monetary Fund, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20431

NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS RELEASE.

Dear Beneficiary ,

This is to bring to your notice that you are among those that have a huge sum of money credited in their names for transfer and are currently floating in the international banking community .These funds have been mapped out to settle all Overdue Pending Contracts payment & Overdue Pending Inheritance Payment all over the world. Your company CY. R Agro Tech Center Company , is among the list of companies whose unpaid funds have been approved for payment under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

My office has been mandated to contact you following the outcomes of the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) summit, where it was decided that the IMF will monitor the payment of funds currently floating in the international financial database. As a result of this development, verification was conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the World Bank (WB) on your payment case file, and it has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmation to enable us proceed.

In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office on your behalf.

(1) My Office desk has received a sworn affidavit to re-route your payment into a new bank account number as stated: Wells Fargo Bank, 141 W. Bastanchury Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835. Account number 263 680 7055 .of Mr. John J. Philbin.

(2) Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed Mr. John J. Philbin to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) It has come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized individuals with respect to your payment but unfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and warned that it is at your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. John J. Philbin to change your banking particulars to the following particulars stated below:Wells Fargo Bank, 141 W. Bastanchury Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835. Account number 263 680 7055 .of Mr. John J. Philbin.

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspect that Mr. John J. Philbin is trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit into a different bank account. You are advised to email back upon the receipt of this email to enable me to advise you on how to go about this matter.

Yours Faithfully,

Antoinette Monsio Sayeh
Deputy Managing Director
International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Warning: This communique is from the International Monetary Fund, beneficiaries are advised to strictly adhere to directives. Any fund beneficiary who ignores instruction will be doing so at his/her own risk and should not blame the International Monetary Fund for the loss of their funds.

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