419 scam: "Mr. Bo Li" <info@tmggames.com> INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER YOUR APPROVED PENDING FUND.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447424320382
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.
- boliimfstaff@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bo Li" <info@tmggames.com>
Reply-To: boliimfstaff@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:29:35 +0100
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER YOUR APPROVED PENDING FUND.

( IMF ) Head Office
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC, 20431 USA
REF:-XVGNN8201
WhatsApp: +44 (7424) 320-382

INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER YOUR APPROVED PENDING FUND.
Attention Beneficiary,

This is to inform you of very important information which will be of
great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long overdue payment valued at
$5,700.000.00 due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt
Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remains
unpaid to you.

I am Mr. Bo Li, a highly placed official of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our
office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like
you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across
Europe to Africa and Asia/London UK and we have decided to put a stop to
that and that is why I was appointed to handle the transfer of your fund
here in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance
Companies, Banks, Security Companies, and Courier companies that have
been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back up from
your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment.

The most annoying thing is that the bad officials won't tell you the
truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you,
instead, they allow you to spend money unnecessarily, NOTE: I do not
intend to work here all the days of my life. You are to respond to this
e-mail at ( boliimfstaff@gmail.com ) as quickly as possible.

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Phone:
6. Copy of your Identity Card

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Bo Li
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
First Deputy Managing Director
WhatsApp: +44 (7424) 320-382

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