419 scam: "IMoLIN"<stephengunnar0988673@leaf.ocn.ne.jp> Re: Official Letter

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
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.
- stephengunnar0989@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IMoLIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stephengunnar0989@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 15:21:34 -0000
Subject: Re: Official Letter

Attn: Sir,

The International Money Laundering Information Network (IMoLIN) by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime is an Internet-based network assisting governments, organizations and individuals in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. On behalf of the monetary recovery unit, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Money Laundering Information Network (IMOLIN) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and Inter-governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA).

This medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, but we chose to reach you through it because it still remains the global means of communication, which is faster, easy means to reach out and most secured medium of communication.

From the desk of the acting commander of the International Money Laundering Information Network (IMOLIN) Specialist Crime Directorate special mission on internet scams. I write to notify you about your ATM Card payment, which is pending by the (IMF) due to some reasons. We have received a fax message file submitted by one Mrs. Janet White, with an application to receive the ATM Card worth of US16 Million. Mrs. Janet White claims to be your only survival sister (Next of kin), She identified herself as your only sister who live and work in Clintwood, Virginia USA.

She made us to understand that you collapsed in front of your friends yesterday and was rushed to hospital where you died soon afterwards, doctor said you were killed by heart failure triggered by some shock. She has instructed this Office to release the fund/ATM Card of US$7 Million to her address.

Mrs. Janet White provided the below information

Receiver's Name: Mrs. Janet White
Address: 5001 Dickenson Hwy
City: Clintwood. State: Virginia. Zip Code: 24228
Country: United States of America

This is to notify all parties involve before we proceed to release the ATM Card parcel of US7Million.

A joint collaboration to serve you better.

Stephen Gunnar,
Office of the Acting commander of the International
Money Laundering Information Network (IMOLIN)
E-mail: stephengunnar0989@gmail.com

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