419 scam: Andrew Tweedie <wagner@cardgamexp.com.br> COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00

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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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- rowlandgarett4life@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Andrew Tweedie <wagner@cardgamexp.com.br>
Reply-To: rowlandgarett4life@gmail.com
Date: 12 Jul 2022 10:09:54 -0500
Subject: COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Address: 700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20431, USA

COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00

It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our
logistic department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by
you during the cause of your inadequate dealings with some
imposters who claim to be staff in banks and other regional
payment centers.

Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the
United Nations after freezing suspected imposters account. This
support was fully effective with the help of World Bank after a
summit meeting in United States, ?the financial analysis on
financial stability issues fluctuating their economy with the
international global standard.

After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a
list of customers to be paid who fall victims to this imposters
due to unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for
proper conducts and financial regulations to kick against
criminality during process of payment.

We have arranged your payment through our swift card centers,
which is the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund
Reconciliation Office. The card center will send you an ATM Debit
card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Center,
Banks and Union Pay Credit outlets in the world, You are hereby
selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to
acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required
below to the Logistic Department by email listed below.

Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults, International
Monetary Fund (IMF),

Contact Manager: Mr. Rowland Garett
Email: rowlandgarett4life@gmail.com

1. Full Name:
2. Phone and Fax Number:
3. Your age and Current Occupation:
4. Contact Address where you want your ATM Card to be delivered
to (P.O Box Not Acceptable):

For your information, you have to stop any further communication
with any other person (s) or office (s) to avoid any hitches in
receiving your payment.

Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,
which is (ATM-0147) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the Card Center by using it as your subject.

Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost
arising for the delivery of the donation parcel.This is due to
Legal law protecting all donation funds misappropriation.

Yours in Service,
Andrew Tweedie,
Director of the Finance Department
International Monetary Fund

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