419 scam: "PHILL STROGER" <@raspak.com@cidroudy.com> Community Outreach & Civic Grants Program

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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.
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.
- phillstroger@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "PHILL STROGER" <@raspak.com@cidroudy.com>
Reply-To: phillstroger@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 11:48:45 -0500
Subject: Community Outreach & Civic Grants Program

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE: 700 19TH STREET,
N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20431
Swift : IMFDUS3WXXX

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to intimate you with a very important information which will be of
a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long overdue payment 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 Phill Stroger, 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(s) 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 your transaction here in
the US.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGO's, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies and Diplomat(s) which 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. Your fund will be transferred to you
directly from our source with immediate effect and we shall give you
further details on how your fund will be released. You can as well call me
as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate
response.

I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your
own risk. Respond to this e-mail on (phillstroger@gmail.com).

Regards,
Phill Stroger.
Community Outreach & Civic Grants Program

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