419 scam: thomas king <tk206720@gmail.com> Attention Dear Beneficiary ;

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- thomasking07735@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: thomas king <tk206720@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thomasking8001@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 16:58:33 -0700
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary ;

On-Behalf Of The Governing Body's International Monetary Fund.

Greetings to you dear beneficiary, this to inform you that an
irrevocable paying guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group
and International Monetary Fund for your payment. We wish to inform
you as a beneficiary in compensation of $10,000,000 USD, We the
governing body of International Monetary Fund has been authorized to
investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and
approved in your favor by the United National Security Council.

During the investigation we discovered with dismay that your payment
has been unnecessary delayed by corrupt officials of the previously
appointed paying bank who were making an effort to divert allocated
funds into their private Bank accounts. To prevent this security of
fund has been organized in the form of a personal identification
number (Pin) ATM Card, this will enable only you to have direct
control over your fund with the ATM Card.

Your payment has been approved and credited in your favor through an
ATM? Master Card which will be sent to you by courier delivery service
and you have to pay the delivery service charge of $250 so the agent
can proceed and deliver your fund. confirm to me your below needed
information.

Name in full:.............
Home address:...........
City:..............
Country:.............
Phone#:................
Nearest airport:.............

We will monitor your payment by ourselves to avoid any repetition of
the hopeless situation created by the previous paying bank. We await
your immediate response.
Kind regards.

Sincerely,

Thomas king
Managing Director IMF.
Email address (Mr. Thomasking07735@gmail.com)

The International Monetary Fund Headquarters 1: 700 19th street, N.W,?
Washington, DC. 20431 USA.

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