419 scam: FROM IMF OFFICE <aficnoice6@gmail.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM IMF OFFICE.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- imf_affairs@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM IMF OFFICE <aficnoice6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imf_affairs@aol.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 06:23:17 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM IMF OFFICE.

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Good day dear friend,
My Name is Kristalina Georgieva the director International Monetary
Fund IMF headquarter Washington, DC United States.I want to inform you
that your funds payment file was brought to my office this morning for
me to cancel your funds from the director of the Bank and delivery
company director said that I should divert your funds to the
Government Treasury account just because you cannot pay the required
fee before you can receive your funds, in this words, he said that you
abandoned your funds for some time now without hearing from you, my
spirit did not allow me to
cancel your funds because I know the worth and the important of what
you are about to receive, I told the Director in charge of your Fund's
disbursement to wait until I heard from you today and I will know the
reason you rejected such
amount of Six Million Five hundred thousand United States dollars
($6.5Millions USD ) which I know it can be able to change your life
for good.
However am here to remind you that the fee $450 has been paid at your
favor the only required and mandatory fee you have to come up with
right now is demur-rage charge which will cost you $200 dollars due to
your delivery duration limit expired last Friday. Get back to this
message as soon as you receive this email and to explain to me the
reason you abandoned your funds, or if you don't need it again then I
will send you a Power of Attorney Letter which you will sign and i
will change your name to another person so that the Government will
not claim this money that is left for you.

Note: Failure to receive a positive response from you in the next 24
hours will result on termination of your file and diversion of your
funds to Government Treasury account.

Thanks and Remain Blessed

Kristalina Georgieva
The IMF Director
700 19th St NW, Washington, DC
20431, United States
Email: imf_affairs@aol.com

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