419 scam: "International Monetary Fund (IMF)"<info@slingsoft.it> Your inheritance payment of U$2,250,000

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "International Monetary Fund (IMF)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeffrey.frank001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 13:38:49 +0100
Subject: Your inheritance payment of U$2,250,000

Your inheritance payment of U$2,250,000

We have sent this information to you before without any response, we do not know if you received it? . We are writing to you again to inform you of the sum of ten million two hundred and fifty thousand America dollars (U$2,250,000). recovered as compensation inheritance traced to you.

We have appointed first international bank in United Kingdom via a limited power of attorney to initiate process and make payment in CASH to the listed beneficiaries . Therefore, as you may have received this message contact the office in Paris with information below:-

I will be waiting for your urgent response.

Sincerely yours,

Jeffrey Franks.
Director.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Paris Office
64-66, Avenue d'lena
75116 Paris, France

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