419 scam: "IMF PAYMENT OFFICE"<office@firs-uk.com> IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF PAYMENT.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "IMF PAYMENT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <firspaymentoffice@firs-uk.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 07:56:22 -0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF PAYMENT.

This is the Federal Internal Revenue Services of the United Kingdom, we wish to inform you that your contract/inheritance fund have been fully authenticated and have been authorized to be paid finally with no further hitches.

Please be informed that, the Bank of England on whose shoulders it rest to issue the fund clearance have also concluded plans to do so. They realized that they do not have a corresponding relationship with your bank as contained in our system. The Bank they maintain corresponding relationship with is Standard Chartered Bank. Having noticed this, it was finally resolved that SCB will be issued the mandate to transfer your fund to any bank Account you designate.

This is very easy and safe for you and it also forestalls official bottlenecks associated with such transactions. To this end, you are therefore requested to reconfirm in full the below stated information: This shall be forwarded to our London office for immediate attention via email: firspaymentoffice@firs-uk.com .

Your full names and address, your telephone, fax and cell phone numbers, your banking details where you wish the fund to be transferred to. The amount to be transferred to you is totaling USD$11 Million. On your response the process of the transfer will be completed and the advice will be sent to you accordingly. Thereafter, you can confirm your fund transfer accordingly in your designated bank account.

Get back to me, as soon as you receive this letter for proper advice.

Best Regards,

Donald Azlet

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