419 scam: INFO INC <mckaydavid69@gmail.com> ARE YOU STILL THERE

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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:
- "million british pounds" (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)
- ",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.
- center128@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: INFO INC <mckaydavid69@gmail.com>
Reply-To: incbicp@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 22:29:12 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU STILL THERE

International Monetary Fund (IMF) .
700 19th Street, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20431
Website: www.imf.com
Desk of Ms. Kristalina Georgieva .
Department of Finance / Monitoring Unit.

Our Ref: IMF/CTU/UK/654/XXZES03/23

06/04/23

Dear Sir,

This is to informed you that the World Bank in conjunction with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a compensation fund of One
Million British Pounds Sterling (1,000,000.00 GBP) as a compensation fund
as a scam victim that loss his / her hard earn money from the internet
fraud of African / European people whom was pretending to be the officials
of the bank to facilitate your funds
transfer in your favor and simultaneously extorted your hard earn money
from you.

Thus, we have giving a mandate of April 24th,2023 to paying bank to make
sure they release and transfer your compensation funds of One Million
British Pounds Sterling and fortunately, i received a bank account from
your associate whom claims that it is your partner and you authorized him
to receive this 1,000,000.00 GBP on his account in Indonesia.

Account Holders Name: Mr. Liu Kong Nam
Account Number: 456-909-00943
Swift Code: HSBCIDJA
Bank Name: HSBC BANK JAKARTA INDONESIA.

Though, I have forwarded the above account to the paying bank in the United
Kingdom now to start the process of release and transfer the sum of
1,000,000.00 GBP to the above account without any delays.

Please kindly confirm or notify us that you have authorized your partner to
receive your 1,000,000.00 GBP compensation fund to the above account to
enable the paying bank in the United Kingdom to start the process of the
wire transfer of 1,000,000.00 GBP to Mr. Liu Kong Nam bank account with
HSBC Indonesia.

Please do reach me back immediately you receive this email to enableme
forward you to the paying bank that will remit your compensation funds of
1M GBP.

Thanks and looking forward to hear from you today. ( center128@yahoo.com )

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva
MD/ Director of IMF
center128@yahoo.com

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