419 scam: "Mr. Timothy J. Hawkins"<hr@zwwxgame.com> International Monetary Fund & Payment Unit, London UK

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Timothy J. Hawkins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timothyjonhawkins88@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 07:14:18 -0700
Subject: International Monetary Fund & Payment Unit, London UK

30h April, 2016.
International Monetary Fund & Payment Unit,
106 Millbank Lombard, London EC3P 3BS, United Kingdom,
Our Ref: imf/uk/036/0016.

Attention;

I am Mr. Timothy J. Hawkins, from the Foreign Operations Dept, International Monetary Fund & Payment Unit, London UK. Dear friend, this letter is to notify you here about the meeting we held this month which ended today with the Secretary General to the United Nation. We have finalized every arrangement for you to receive your funds and we are here to inform you about our plan to send your fund either through consignment cash delivery to your address, or bank to bank wire transfer payment into your nominated account or by ATM MasterCard delivery parcel to your address which i decided to contact you personally because of the prevailing financial report reaching my office and the intense nature of policy here in London. We found your name in our scam list and that is why we are contacting you today and this have been agreed upon and have been endorsed by the UNITED NATIONS to compensate you with the other victims with the sum of USD$7.500,000.00 each among the scam victim.
Kindly chose from the above, the best method you prefer your fund to be delivered to you and reconfirm your full detail information to this office below. I will make use of my position here to release these funds to you. All you are required to do now is to reconfirm your full detail information to this office in order to enable us commence immediately with your fund payment to you asap. Your Full Name, & Resident Address, Cell Phone#, State/City, Age/Sex and any means of identification, such like -Drivers License or International passport.

Lastly, you're advise here to reply back immediately with the above requested information for immediate commencement of your funds payment. Please you are advice to use part of this funds to help and assist the poor in your society.

Sincerely,
Mr. Timothy J. Hawkins,
Foreign Operations Dept
International Monetary Fund & Payment Unit

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