419 scam: " Mrs. Christine Lagarde " <info@usa.org> INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS NOW)

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348118192302

Fraud email example:

From: " Mrs. Christine Lagarde " <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: imfoffice24@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:11:36 +0300
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS NOW)

International Monetary Fund
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431
Agent in Nigeria Telephone Operator: + 2348118192302 Headquarter direct Number: 225 240 8887

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS

ATTENTION

This is an urgent alert which we the IMF received regarding the
accusation on Nigeria Federal Government for not releasing your
Inheritance and we have assigned Agent Mr. Fred Olu to monitor the situation of your transaction stoppage still in Nigeria, with the positive detail from our agency Mr. Fred Olu who angrily stated to the IMF headquarter in Washington Dc, that you are still skeptical on re claiming your inheritance funds from out of Nigeria and fault was no more from Nigeria Government who kept eradicating scam as join bodies to stop corruption whom the WORLD COMMUNITIES name the President Buhari Corruption champion and heâ€™s very committed apprehending more case of injustice to the World Court.

Beneficiary are to take note that all documents which was issue on behalf
of this funds in your favor will be mark as abandon funds, because
Nigeria Government in question don't want any more funds to be making
them to encounter difficulties from the WORLD ORGANIZATION BODIES, I will not take any more respond than to know if the complain coming from Nigeria Government via our agent Mr Fred Olu investigation heâ€™s proper before order will be taken on this transaction which you never respond to as the beneficiary, the funds will be cancel in the next 28 hours, because tomorrow 5:00 PM in Nigeria time which will be very early in the Morning in the United State time your funds will have been Confiscated if no proper respond from you to the Central Bank of Nigeria where your Inheritance Compensation funds which worth the sum of $6.5 million Usd has been deposited in your favour.

Beneficiary are to kindly re confirms your full detail below.

Full Name:
Address:
Age:
Phone Number:
International Passport:
Country:
Occupation:
Next of Kin's

IMF CHIEF
Mrs. Christine Lagarde
IMF Agent Mr Fred Olu

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