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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND {IMF}" <alphonsusemma2016@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imf.un2022@citromail.hu
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 03:35:54 -0800
Subject: Attention; Dear Fund Beneficiary, CODE (579).

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND {IMF}.
General Counsel and Director of the IMF's Legal Department
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20431, USA.

REF:-XVGNN82020

Date: 02/08/2022

Attention; Dear Fund Beneficiary,

First and foremost, I am Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown, a General Counsel and
Director of the IMF's Legal Department, for all transaction which has been
unclaimed and has resulted overdue payment, with the online bank
transfer,Atm card delivery parcel, including the pending Consignment boxes
which was held by Customs and about to confiscate for no reason and without
no proof of evidence to justify your charges.

This is to intimate you of a very highly placed official of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports
have reached us at my office desk by so many correspondences on the uneasy
way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier
Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk. We have
decided to put a stop to that and make a proper investigations before
contacting you right here being 02/08/2022.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies, and Courier companies that have been in contact
with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and
you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your
payment. Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries
that will receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the year
because we only transfer funds twice a year according to our banking
regulation. We apologize for the delay in your payment and please stop
communicating with any office now and attention to our office payment
accordingly.

Now your new Payment, United Nation Approval No; UN5685P,

White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No:
674632
Password No:339331, Pin Code No: 55674, and your Certificate of Merit
Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex
confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Your payment inheritance fund is USD$10.7 Million, having received these
vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to receive and
confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
immediately. We assure you that your payment will get to you as long as you
follow my directives and instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE,
THE CODE IS 579. Please, any time you receive a mail with the name Ms.
Rhoda Weeks-Brown, check if there is CODE (579) if the code is not written,
please delete the message from your box!

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions
with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you
directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this
instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on: (
info.claim@insurer.com ) with immediate effect and we shall give you
further details on how your fund will be released.

Regards,

Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown,
Legal Department General Counsel and Director.
eMail: ms.rhodaweeks-brown@legislator.com

CODE (579).


https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoda_Weeks%E2%80%93Brown


https://blogs.imf.org/bloggers/26101-2/

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