419 scam: "Debra Andrews" <debraandrews112@optushome.com.au> KIND ATTENTION 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:

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: "Debra Andrews" <debraandrews112@optushome.com.au>
Reply-To: debandrews740@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:07:31 -0700
Subject: KIND ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY.

This is to inform you of a very important piece of information which will be of great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long overdue payment.

I am Mrs. Debra Andrews, 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 payment officials across Europe, Africa, Asia and the USA. We have decided to put a stop to that. All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which 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 SECOND quarter payment for the year 2023. Your payment fund is USD$18.3Million, this also includes the generated interest so far.

Kindly get back to me for more detailed information.

Mrs. Debra Andrews
Debt recovery department
International Monetary Fund
London, England.

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