419 scam: "From International Monetary Fund," <unitednationsooff@gmail.com> Receive Your Inheritance Fund,

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (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.
- ambassadors.office@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- ambassador to united arab emirate, email ; ambassadors.office@yahoo.com thanks for your understanding. best regards, ms. (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "From International Monetary Fund," <unitednationsooff@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 20:13:06 +0100
Subject: Receive Your Inheritance Fund,

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). I am delighted to inform you the
contract/Inheritance Payment has been approved. All Governmental and
Non-Governmental prostates, Finance Companies, Banks, Security
Companies and Diplomat(s) which have been in contact with you of late
have been instructed to back off from your transaction as this two
offices is out to see all the Beneficiary like you receive his or her
funds this time and you have been advised not to respond to them
anymore since the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and (UN) Head
Office is now directly in charge of your Inheritance payment of $12.5m
(Twelve Million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars)

You are hereby advised to contact the America Ambassador to United
Arab Emirate, Mr. Sean Murphy, with your information to direct you
more how to get original documents of your funds to back up deliver
your Inheritance funds to your door step,

Name; Mr. Sean Murphy,
America Ambassador to United Arab Emirate,
Email ; ambassadors.office@yahoo.com

Thanks for your understanding.

Best regards,
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva,
Managing Director IMF, Washington D.C, United States,
Email;;imf.managingdirector@aol.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam