419 scam: "Mr. Bernard Lauwers" <smnu429@gmail.com> RE: FINAL RELEASE NOTIFICATION OF YOUR APPROVED FUNDS

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bernard Lauwers" <smnu429@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lw751222@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2023 02:56:16 -0800
Subject: RE: FINAL RELEASE NOTIFICATION OF YOUR APPROVED FUNDS

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From: International Fund Recovery & Management Agency

Attn:

RE: FINAL RELEASE NOTIFICATION OF YOUR APPROVED FUNDS

With regards to the directive received today from Int'l Funds Recovery
& Management Agency, A subsidiary of International Monetary Fund "IMF"
we have been mandated to contact you with immediate instruction to
release to you your over due approved Funds which has been recovered
and appropriated for swift onward transfer into your designated bank
account.

These funds originated from unpaid contract sums, inheritance/next of
kin and lottery beneficiaries that originated from Europe, Asia Plus
Middle East, America and Africa. You are among the list of individuals
and companies whose unpaid funds have been approved for payment under
the supervision of the International Monetary Fund Headquarters here
in Washington, DC USA.

Hence, We solicit that you get back to us within 72 hours of receiving
this notification. Please reconfirm your full name, address and
contact telephone number to enable us complete the documentation in
your name/favor and advise you further on how to receive your approved
payment.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Bernard Lauwers
Financial Controller
International Fund Recovery & Management Agency,
International Monetary Fund(IMF).

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