419 scam: "IMF Head of Operation"<int522810@gmail.com> YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (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.
- revfrankedward001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IMF Head of Operation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revfrankedward001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 04:22:23 -0800
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

( I.M.F ) Head Office
Senior Resident Representative
C/O Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances
Bâtiment IGF, 2e étage 08 BP 989 Cotonou
Email: RR-BEIN@imf.org
Email ( revfrankedward001@gmail.com )
Tel:+22991330468

Good Day!

We are delegated from the International Monetary Fund in conjunction with the help of organization of African Unity (OAU) United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and FBI to pay 10 victims of scam US$5.8 Million each.During the course of our investigation, we have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists.The United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 10 Lucky people around the World for compensation.This Email/Letter is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the Scam Artists file and computer hard-disk during our investigation, maybe you have been scammed or not, you are therefore being compensated with the sum of $5.800,000.00 USD (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).Re-confirm your details as stated bellow to enable us proceed with the next procedure, we anticipate your urgent response.

1.Full Name:.....................................................
2.Address:.......................................................
3.Nationality:...................................................
4.Age:........Date of Birth:.....................................
5.Occupation:....................................................
6.Phone:...............Mobile:.............:...................
7.State of Origin:......................Country:.................
8. Copy of your Identity Card

All corresponded should be direct to below this email address (revfrankedward001@gmail.com).

Yours Sincerely,

Dr.Eric Ben
IMF Head of Operation
BENIN REPUBLIC (Cotonou)
TELEPHONE :+22991330468
E-MAIL: revfrankedward001@gmail.com

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