419 scam: "Mrs. Virginia Ellsworth" <drrobson_vick

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Virginia Ellsworth" <drrobson_vick_2012@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Virginia Ellsworth" <monitoringunit_imf@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 23:38:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Compliments...

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND{IMF}
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
CRIMINAL DETENTION AGENCY(CDA)
Public Affairs-P.O.Box 3100
Benin GPO Suite5B
Premier Towers-Pension Road
Cotonou Benin Republic.

Compliments of the season and the brightness of the day which gives me a great pleasure to say hello to you before i proceed, I will not forget to ask you about the present condition of health which is most important in humans life. Please am very sorry for bumping into your privacy,there is no way you will get any funds from Africa since you refused to Register and to respond to our previous mails. Despite you paying money to everybody in Africa continents as a whole,there is no way you can get your funds or your consignment because our 24/7 tracking surveillance is monitoring all your transaction and those you are working with all this while.

By the way what have they done for you just for you to trust them? What have you gained or get in return in all the transaction these or representative have verified for you? This is Why you have not receive any money from Africa because you have not register as a member to IMF and CDA Try today.

Just (3) days ago we arrested 14 scammer's who are under the age of 28-40years old, impersonating different office in Benin, due to the Benin lawyer they were sentence to 5yrs imprisonment for fraudulent activities in Benin, on further investigation some of this arrested victims have luxurious cars etc.

So imagine your money being spend for women and beer due to their confessions,this are some of the reason most of you are ask to be a registered member to the IMF And CDA which give you 100% security of getting all your funds from Africa within a second.

please kindly pay your IMF and CDA membership certificate and identification card which will cost you $99.00 USD SEND it today or fail to do so you lose your fund and kindly send it to our cashier below:

Regards,
Mrs.Virginia Ellsworth
IMF Resident Representative
IMF International Relations
Federal Republic Of Benin.

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