419 scam: "International Monetary Fund"<unpaidcompensationfunds@imf.gov> Congratulation,You are a Beneficiary Of The IMF Compensation Fund !!!

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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.
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.
- deliveryrecordsunit@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "International Monetary Fund" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deliveryrecordsunit@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:18:57 -0000
Subject: Congratulation,You are a Beneficiary Of The IMF Compensation Fund !!!

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
DEPT: WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION AGENCIES.
From Desktop of Mr. Robert Kennedy
Cell# +1 (917) 336-5344

Dear Beneficiaries,

Good News, The paying bank Barclays Plc has processed your ATM Card funds with the help of INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND {IMF} and i have collected the ATM Card from them this morning on your behalf. Your funds has been programmed and loaded with cash in which will be mailed to your resident home address as soon as i receive the below information to embark with the processing of your ATM Card where it will be shipped too to avoid your ATM Card being missing on transit.

Meanwhile, the Bank told me that they will send you the PIN NUMBER direct for security reasons and they also told me that you can only withdraw $5,000.00 daily from this ATM Card for duration of three year because they credited $1,950,000.00 {One million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars} inside the ATM Card. To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below;

Your Full Name,
Current Home Address,
Nearest Airport and Your Cell Phone#;

As soon as i receive the above mentioned information, your ATM Card will be processed and released to you without any further delay. These notice should be your confidential property to avoid impersonators claiming your fund.

I look forward to hear from you.

Regards,
Robert Kennedy.
Alternative e-mail:[ deliveryrecordsunit@gmail.com ]
IMF Affiliated Representative

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