419 scam: "Dr. Peter Cernja"<jamel5585d@gmail.com> PAYMENT FROM: International Monetary Fund (IMF)..

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447418479099
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.
- petercernj@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Peter Cernja" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <petercernj@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 00:20:04 +0300
Subject: PAYMENT FROM: International Monetary Fund (IMF)..

ATTN:

PAYMENT FROM: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

This is to bring to your notice that you are among those that have a huge sum of money credited in their names for transfer and is currently floating in the international banking community, These funds originated from unpaid contract sum, inheritance, next of kin and lottery beneficiaries that originated from Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, America and Africa. You are among the list of individuals and companies whose unpaid funds have been approved for payment under the supervision of International Monetary Fund (IMF).

We have been mandated to contact you following the outcomes of the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) summit, where it was decided that IMF will monitor the payment of funds currently floating in the international financial database, As a result of this development, verification was conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the World Bank (WB) on your payment file and it has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.

In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office on your behalf:

(1) My Office desk have received a sworn affidavit to re-route your payment into a new bank .

(2) Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed any One to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf

(3) Please, also confirm if you have authorized any one to claim the money on your behalf

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspected that someone is trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit into a different bank account. You are advised to call me or email back upon receipt of this mail to enable me advice you on how to go about this matter.

Yours faithfully

Dr. Peter Cernja
my whatsap whatsap +447418479099
REPLY direct to my private email at (petercernj@yahoo.com)

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