419 scam: "Mrs. Renee Hill." <mrbrainmolefe@gmail.com> Dear Fund 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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
- mrsreneeh5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Renee Hill." <mrbrainmolefe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsreneeh5@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 02:54:41 -0700
Subject: Dear Fund Beneficiary,

FROM THE DESK OF MRS. RENEE HILL
(HQ1): International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street,
NW Washington, D.C. 20431 USA.
REF-US/429/DC/23

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be
of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you. I'm Mrs. Renee
Hill. a highly placed official of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our
office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like
you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies across Europe
to Africa and Asia and we have decided to put a stop to that and that
is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in Nigeria. All
Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in
contact with you of late have been instructed to back up from your
transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore
since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment. You are
hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with
respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you
directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to
this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on
(mrsreneeh5@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall give you
further details on how your fund will be released. Also reply to me as
soon as you receive this email so that you will be given an immediate
response.

Respectfully,
Mrs. Renee Hill.
Office of Public Affairs

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