419 scam: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)" <hasanmajid28@gmail.com> Did you authorized the payment?

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- imf_19500@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)" <hasanmajid28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: IMF_19500@europe.com
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:45:58 -0000
Subject: Did you authorized the payment?

YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Address: PO Box Calle de Santa Engracia 21, 28010 Madrid, Spain
Email ( IMF_19500@europe.com)
ATTENTION :CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY,

Did You Instruct One Mr. Williams T. Kehoe To
Claim Your $ 5,700,000 ?

In our office today, was a present of One Mr.

Williams T. Kehoe of 1200 Fitch Way

,Sacramento, Ca. 95864 filing application

contrary to your pending fund transfer. The

above mentioned people visited this Office

yesterday with a power of attorney given in his

favor by your good self, granting him the

benefit to process and claim your inheritance

of $ 5,700,000.00, for personal reasons.

He further Stated that the online account be

Terminated while the fund should be wired to

his Bank account with Bank Of America, Routing

Number 121000358.Our office have asked

Mr.Williams T. Kehoe return back to the Bank

within 48hours to enable us have a personal

confirmation from you being hitherto the

beneficiary.1.) Did you instruct one Mr.

Williams T. Kehoe of 1200 Fitch Way,

Sacramento, Ca. 95864,to claim and receive the

payment on your behalf? (2.) Did you sign any

'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby

making him the current beneficiary? We are

sorry to have delayed your instruction in

giving out this fund since we must adhere to

the procedures of this honorable Organization

by making sure this request is verified and

confirmed by the beneficiary and his existing

attorney.Your confirmation to the above will

be appreciated. We look forward to hearing from
you soon via this
Yours sincerely,
Senior Resident Representative
DON DONALD . GARCIA
Address: PO Box Calle De Santa Engracia 21, 28010 Madrid, Spain
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Tel: : + 34603330596

E mail Address: IMF_19500@europe.com

VAT number : 03838241002

CF (Codice Fiscale) : 03838277007

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