419 scam: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND" <info@kaigo-madoguchi.com> Attention: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- glgeneleon1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND" <info@kaigo-madoguchi.com>
Reply-To: glgeneleon1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 11:39:05 +0100
Subject: Attention: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(IMF)/World Bank Milbank Tower,
No.9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja
Email:
debtdept@imf.org
Sercom Email:
glgeneleon1@gmail.com
Dear
I am Dr. Gene Leon, Senior Resident Representative of IMF in West Africa, with office in Nigeria. A friend of mine, in the contract awarding department with the Nigeria National Petroluem corporation, told me he has some amount $250 million United State Dollar which he want to move out from the country.
But i am a career diplomat and do not have a company of my own. I would want you to assist me, my friend in this venture to move the money out to your country.
I will use my office as a cover to to assist in securing the needed documents to make this possible. Its 100% risk free.
If you can handle this, give me your detail, your full name, address,private phone, fax Age and occupation. He has promised me 20% of the total sum while you will recieve 25%.
waiting for your response
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Gene Leon (Coordinator)
Senior Resident Representative
International Debt Settlement Unit
Email:
glgeneleon1@gmail.com

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