419 scam: "IMF COVID19 DSP"<gr4910720@gmail.com> IMF COVID-19 DSP

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "IMF COVID19 DSP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf.post@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 23:38:56 -0700
Subject: IMF COVID-19 DSP

DEBT SETTLEMENT PROGRAM

For the Strict Attention of:

We would like to inform you that your payment record has been listed in the IMF ongoing debt settlement program for disbursing payment ranging from lottery payment, contract payment, inheritance, etc., in Collaboration with the World Bank,IMF and other global financial stake holders, aimed at reducing poverty result from the covid-19.

We have established a secure plan with an some commercial bank to ensure professionalism in other to avoid irregularities as recorded in past.

Be Informed that your payment will published through an online payment platform that will allow an immediate transfer of your payment account to your own personal account ,alternatively via atmcard payment after the verified due process.

Finally, we recommend that you reconfirm your information for the data authentication process to begin as a matter of urgency.

Yours Faithfully,

Edmond Marshal

Director of Operations

IMF Debt Settlement Program

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