419 scam: IMF Fund <centralbofn1@outlook.com> Attn: For Your Approved Funds,

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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.
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.
- unitednations1162@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: IMF Fund <centralbofn1@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:55:38 +0000
Subject: Attn: For Your Approved Funds,

Attn: For Your Approved Funds,

I am Mr. Antonio Guterres, The Secretary-General Of United Nations, This is to Inform all the Inheritance funds Beneficiary outcome of the meeting we have with African Union and IMF Office in New York yesterday that your Inheritance funds payment of $12.5m (Twelve Million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars) has finally Approved to pay you through bank to bank transfer in one of our paying bank and as soon as my office receive your information we will direct you how to get your funds documents that you will use to contact the paying bank for your Urgent funds transfer to your bank,

You are hereby advised to reply here (unitednations1162@yahoo.com) with your information to direct you more,

Thanks for your understanding.

Mr. Antonio Guterres,
Secretary-General Of The United Nations,
3 Sutton Place, Manhattan, in New York City, United States,

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