419 scam: Adrian Tobias <tobiasadrian@japan-service.org> Attn: Fund Beneficiary,

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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:
- "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.
- btcaccount@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adrian Tobias <tobiasadrian@japan-service.org>
Reply-To: imfu02863@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:00:27 +0000
Subject: Attn: Fund Beneficiary,

International Monetary Fund (I.M.F)
P.O Box 69999, 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, E14, 1qe
United Kingdom

Attn: Fund Beneficiary,

We have been authorized by the World Bank and Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), to investigate the reason for the unnecessary delay
of your inheritance/compensation fund payment which has been approved to
you by law. During the course of our investigation, we discovered that
your payment had been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of some
banks and government authorities of some countries who are trying to
divert your funds into their personal accounts.

To stop the dubious act, we have agreed with the World Bank and Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that the international monetary fund (IMF)
will handle and monitor this payment by ourselves to avoid the hopeless
situation created by these corrupt Officials of the banks and some other
law enforcement agent staff. We have obtained an irrevocable payment
guarantee on your Payment from the World Bank. We are happy to inform
you that the World Bank has decided to compensate you with $850,000.00
and it will be transferred to you via an international ATM visa card.
Your fund will be transferred to you by BTCI Bank of Togo without any
further delay or problem.

We have obtained a Supreme Court verdict on your behalf and we have
submitted it to BTCI Bank of Togo to issue an international ATM visa
card in your name so that you will be able to withdraw your money in any
ATM machine in your country. You are hereby advised to contact Mr.
Leonard Mathias of BTCI bank of Togo so that he will issue an
international ATM visa card in your name and send it to you via Delivery
Company. Contact BTCI bank urgently so that they will issue the visa
card in your name and send it to you urgently. You are required to
contact BTCI bank with the email address stated below.

Paying Bank: BTCI bank Plc
Email Address: btcaccount@accountant.com
Contact person: Mr. Leonard Mathias

Make sure that you will contact the above mentioned bank for the final
release and transfer of your fund without any further delay. BTCI bank
must surely issue an international ATM visa card in your name as soon as
they receive a message from you.

We anticipate your urgent co-operation.

Yours Faithfully

Dr. Tobias Adrian
IMF Office London United Kingdom

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