419 scam: ""IMF FUNDS RELEASE""<sk@sell-melton.com> Re: Code (579).

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
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.
- info.claim@insurer.com (Insurer; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- is at your own risk. respond to this e-mail at: ( info.claim@insurer.com ) with immediate effect and we shall give you further (Insurer; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: ""IMF FUNDS RELEASE"" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfun788@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2022 23:57:52 -0800
Subject: Re: Code (579).

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND {IMF}.
General Counsel and Director of the IMF's Legal Department
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20431, USA.

REF:-XVGNN82022

Date: 12/05/2022

Attn; Dear Fund Beneficiary,

First and foremost, I am Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown, a General Counsel and Director of the IMF's Legal Department, for funds unclaimed overdue payment, Atm card delivery parcels, including the pending Consignment boxes which were held by Customs and about to be confiscated for no reason.

This is to intimate you of Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown, 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 in which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/Diplomats across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk. We have decided to put a stop to that.

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 off from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment. Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the year because we only transfer funds twice a year according to our banking regulation. We apologize for the delay in your payment, please stop communicating with any office now and pay attention to our office payment accordingly.

Now your new Payment, United Nations Approval No; UN5685P,

White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632
Password No:339331, Pin Code No: 55674, and your Certificate of Merit
Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex
confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Your payment inheritance fund is USD$10.7 Million, having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to receive and confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately. We assure you that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my directives and instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS 579. Please, any time you receive a mail with the name Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown, check if there is CODE (579) if the code is not written, please delete the message from your box!

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail at: ( info.claim@insurer.com ) with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

Regards,

Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown,
Legal Department General Counsel and Director.
Email: ms.rhodaweeks-brown@legislator.com

Code (579).

https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoda_Weeks%E293Brown

https://blogs.imf.org/bloggers/26101-2/

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