419 scam: "Mrs Cynthis. " <info@imf.org.com> CONTACT HIM YOUR MTCN IS READY 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:

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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- drhilaryiwuji01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Cynthis. " <info@imf.org.com>
Reply-To: <www.myofficedept@protonmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:46:12 -0800
Subject: CONTACT HIM YOUR MTCN IS READY NOW

Attention Email Address Owner,

it is my great pleasure to inform all our numerous customers which are involved in a Victim of scam all over the world that after important meeting held with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, International Monetary Fund IMF , all the Government office staff and other international relations have concluded to compensate all the victims with a certain sum of fund and your name and email address was found in the scam victims list.

First, I am MRS CYNTHIA BELLS Director in charge of the compensation funds to scam victims from the United Nation and Ecowas. The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement agreement with the United Nations to settle all scam victims, If you sent money to a Company/Individual you are entitled.

After proper and several investigations and research at Western Union and Money Gram Office, we found your email address in our database through Western Union in Nigeria, Senegal,South Africa, United Kingdom, Malaysia, United States, Benin republic and other foreign countries.

However, in other to compensate you, the financial intelligence unit in conjunction with the United Nation from Counter-terrorism Division is giving out Nine Hundred and fifty thousand UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN DOLLARS ($950,000usd) each via Western Union as we have initiated the Transfer this afternoon. you are to contact DR Hilary via email
for him to give you to activation code which you have to send him immediate $150usd for this pin code.

Please kindly go to any nearest western union and pick up the money after he has activated it for .then Email me back to send you another $5,000 USD.

It has been fixed that you are only to receive $5000usd per day till you have received the complete sum of $950.000usd.

Here is the Western Union information to pick up the $5,000 that was sent. contact him now ( www.myofficedept@protonmail.com) (drhilaryiwuji01@gmail.com)
To confirm your MTCN visit or check the statue of your transfer by tracking

https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/tracktransfersuccess

THIS IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT INFORMATION:

MTCN: # 484-962-8621
Transaction ID: TRANS00241587GS
SENDER'S NAME: Dwayne Barry
SENDERS COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF BENIN
AMOUNT Transferred: $5,000.00

I am waiting for your call and email once you pick up this $5,000. ask him to give you name for you to send this activation code fee of $150usd only ( drhilaryiwuji01@gmail.com) After this we shall send you more mtcn.

Thanks & Regards
MRS CYNTHIA BELLS,

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