419 scam: test@test.com Dear; Beneficiary Re: Change of Your Account Information

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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:
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "foreign payment unit" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- icustomer-service@accountant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- please get back to us via this email: ( icustomer-service@accountant.com ) only for further directives: sincerely yours moore (Accountant; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: test@test.com
Reply-To: inquiry.imf.orgxx01@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 03:08:12 -0700
Subject: Dear; Beneficiary Re: Change of Your Account Information

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (Dept Payment Unit)
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431.USA
Email: info.imf.org@usa,com

Dear ; Esteem Beneficiary

Re: Change of Your Account Information
I am Mr Moore Blair The Director General, International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Washington Dc, USA. Foreign Payment Unit. With reference to your entitlement fund and inline with the CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY'S APPLICATION, signed by Mrs. Glenda F. Ward with your purported authorization. This case has been carefully examined and we have declined Mrs. Ward's application and reported to the security department for appropriate action, as the application lacks regular signature. But Did you ever instruct Mrs Glenda F. Ward to claim your fund worth US$10.5 Million? Below is the bank account information provided by Mrs Glenda F. Ward saying that you authorized her to claim your fund that you are terminally ill.

1.BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
2.ACCOUNT NAME: GLENDA WARD
3.BANK ADDRESS: Kerrville Texas 78028 USA
4.ACCOUNT #: 3202650
5.ROUTING #: 114922443

If you had not authorized the change of your bank account in respect to your outstanding entitlement Payment, therefore notify me immediately as the notification / declaration was supported with a sworn affidavit from United Kingdom high court ref: ilk /jj/202/k2019, dated 25/04/2019 and signed by Mrs. Glenda Ward who claim and stated in the sworn declaration that you authorized her to claim the said fund on your behalf to a different bank account in the U.S.A as stated above because you were terminally ill and the Doctor who is in charge of your case stated that you will not stay more than one Month before passing away.

This development has caused lots of discrepancies in your payment file that is why we had to suspend this payment and prompted to contact you directly via email since your phone has not been connecting before rejuvenating your payment. You have to be rest assured that I will do everything within my capacity to successfully actualize the quick transfer of your fund to any of your nominated bank account if this instruction is issued and signed by you.

Urgently get back to me as soon as possible if this is not true, so that we can further our investigation for a possible arrest and prosecution, I wait to hear from you if you are still alive and I will appreciate if we can keep this confidential.

Please get back to us via this Email: ( icustomer-service@accountant.com ) only for further directives:

Sincerely Yours

Moore Blair (Director General)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431
Tel: 1 (202) 872-7565
Email: info.imf.org@usa.com

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