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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • stevespeters@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rodrigo_Figaredo?=" <rodrigoratoyfig_imf@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 18:15:58 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Your_Debt._Settlement!?=



INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND/UNITED NATIONS
(Controller of Currency Administration)
& SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE.
700 19 ST. WASHINGTON, DC 20431 USA
Our ref: IMF/WADC/USP08

IRREVOCABLE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOU

ATTENTION!!
We are pleased to inform you that we are International Monetary Fund (IMF) Debt Reconciliation Unit newly set up by the United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank. Based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as Cooperate Bodies and Non Governmental Organization (NGO) on the inability of some Government of different countries in the World, Mostly African banks, and World Lottery Organization to settle their clients Inheritance/Contract Fund and Winning prize Fund Debts.

After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors UNITED NATIONS, the WORLD BANK and INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, it was resolved and agreed upon that this bodies; World International Debts Reconciliation Committee will work extensively to ensure that your Funds, or any reason for any debt owned to any foreigner will be paid without any hitch and delay through the World Bank and IMF Insurance body.

You are therefore advice to send the below information details to REV. DR. STEVE PETERS head of review, International Monetary Funds & World Bank Debt Reconciliation representing officer in Ghana on the this e-mail: stevespeters@yahoo.com.hk. Stating your full Names, your Home or Office Address where the funds will be transfer or deliver to you, your cell, Office and Home telephone Numbers. If possible scan copy of your current ID to avoid transferring or delivering your funds if in consignment to a wrong person in case you choose the funds to be deliver hand to hand at your doorstep to you.

Note that on receipt of the above stated informations, your Funds will be since it has already been called back from its various point where it has been tied up by World Bank and IMF and your payment will be arranged on the following options of payment below; (a) ATM card payment that you can use to withdraw money in any of ATM machine in any part of the world, with the maximum of Ten Thousand dollars per a day. (b) Diplomatic cash payment. (c) Certified International Bank Draft. We urgently need the above informations and your choose option so that we can proceed since time is very much of the essence that we finalize now.

As for our arrangement, the International Monetary fund director Rev. Dr. STEVE PETERS promised that your funds on any of our three above stated mode of payment will leave our Custody immediately from the time we receive your go ahead. I am waiting for your urgent response. We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively. Again CONGRATULATIONS!.

RODRIGO DE RATOY FIGAREDO.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, IMF
WASHINGTON DC, USA.

Note: This email is intended for the above named recipient only. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately on the above e-mail address or rodfigaredo_imf@tiscali.fr

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