419 scam: ann willma <mrsannwillma888@gmail.com> IMF Head Office Switzerland.

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ann willma <mrsannwillma888@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.annwillma@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 13:33:47 +0100
Subject: IMF Head Office Switzerland.

I am Mrs Ann Wilma of IMF Head Office Switzerland. Your email appeared
among the beneficiaries, who will receive their fund and has been approved
already for months. You are requested to get back to me for more direction
and instruction on how to receive your fund.

However, we received an email from one Mrs. Virgie Brown who told us that
she is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. She
has also submitted her account for us to transfer the fund to her.

We want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you
are dead or not. Please in confirmation that you are still alive, you are
advised to reconfirm the below listed information to enable us
facilitate an immediate payment for you.

1 Your full Name
2 Your present contact address.
3 Your telephone & Fax numbers.
4 Your Occupations/age/sex.
5 Your Private Email Address.
6 Home Equity (Yes or No)
7 Your Bank Information
8 Your Account Number
9 Your ID CARD

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary
Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in
the system had been long overdue.

Best Regards,

Mrs Ann Willma
Executive Director
IMF Head Office Switzerland.

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