419 scam: "Ms Vivian Urass"<vivianurass@nec.co.jp> RE: IMF. Headquarters (DELIVERY INFORMATION)

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Vivian Urass" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <offi43@daum.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:59:29 -0700
Subject: RE: IMF. Headquarters (DELIVERY INFORMATION)

IMF. Headquarters 1 (HQ1)
International Monetary Fund
700 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20431,
United States
REF:-XVGNN8820.

Attention Beneficiary.

This is in reference to your outstanding Fund compensation payment sum
of US60,000,000. (Sixty Million United State Dollars) approved by IMF
for payment to you which has been
under our care for months.

We are glad to inform you that your compensation fund has been
arranged and approved for payment via Diplomatic Cash Delivery to your
destination through our official delivery agent attached to the
UNN/IMF whom we have confirmed that has arrived in MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT FLORIDA (MIA) were he has a transit for official and final
delivery to your destination within 72 hours.

You are strictly advised to confirm your above contact address if
there are any changed made recently.

Note that you are expected to only make payment delivery cost of
$2,000 Us Dollars to obtain the Diplomatic Immunity Clearance from the
customs before he will be able to commence to your destination for
final delivery to your doorstep.

You are strictly and confidentially advised to urgently send only WHATS APP MASSAGE to MR DAVID CHUCHMAN Tel:1-889381 for more information.

Respond confirming the above information with immediate effect to
enable us instruct you further

Regards,
Ms Vivian Urass
International Monetary Fund

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