419 scam: "MONETARY FUND (IMF)." <mesquita@nazanettelecom.com.br> 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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- kazimali747474@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MONETARY FUND (IMF)." <mesquita@nazanettelecom.com.br>
Reply-To: <kazimali747474@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 00:54:28 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.
700 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20431,
United State of America.

Attention Dear Beneficiary

This is to formally inform you that your Payment File has reached the desk of the Elected President Joe Biden. After going through your file and some others beneficiaries payment files, President Joe Biden has ordered and instructed that we the IMF (International Monetary Fund) are to handle and ensure that all beneficiaries which includes (Lottery Winners, Scam Victims Compensation Payments, Inheritance Payments And Awarded Contracts Payment) to receives there payments as soon as possible.

We are also aware that your transaction has been dormant for a while now, and we will like to know why, you are to indicate the purpose of payment and Amount Awarded to you for verifications into our database here.

It will be in your own interest to get back to our department director Mr. Patrick Fisher who is in charge of the Transfer Unit (TUIMF), get back to him as soon as possible, failure to do so will attract confiscation of your funds to either United State's Charity Department or the U.S Treasury Department.

TRANSFER UNIT DIRECTOR:
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Name: Mr. Mike Afred
Email: kazimali747474@gmail.com

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Fill Out The Below Information To Him If You Are Ready To Receive Your Payment.

Full Name: ...............
Full Address: .................
Direct Phone: ....................
Occupation: .....................
Gender: .................
Age: ..............

A Scan Copy of Your Identity Card or Drivers License:

TAKE NOTE: Any other email you receive from anybody claiming to have your fund should be sent to this office and you are advised to stop any transaction or payment to the institutions who have been in contact with you lately for they have been ask to back out and for those others we have confirmed are scammers the FBI, INTERPOL and some others foreign Cyber Crime Units are after them now. Be smart as the IMF is now in-charge of all depts. Remittance NOW.

We await your reply.

Have A Good Day.

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