419 scam: "Mrs Christine Lagarde"<lagardemrschristine@yahoo.com.ph> Re: Very Important Message to you..

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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: "Mrs Christine Lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrschristine_lagarde@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:56:59 -0700
Subject: Re: Very Important Message to you..

International Monetary Fund,
700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20431

My name is Madame Christine Lagarde, from France, the newly oppointed Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board starting July 5, 2011 of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

I saw your name (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid beneficiaries, contractors, lottery winners, inheritance next of kin, that was originated from West Africa, United Kingdom, Asia and US .

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of $2.7million has been approved already. All arrangement to release your Part-payment of $2.7Million has commenced hence you will be receiving this fund through Wire Transfer.

You are urgently requested to confirm your details such as

Full name:_______________________________
Full Address:_________________________
Direct phone number:___________________________
Country:___________________________
Occupation:_______________________________

Once again,we apologize to you on behalf of IMF (International Monetary Fund) to pay your funds in time,which according to records in the system had been long overdue.
Yours Sincerely,

Madame Christine Lagarde
Managing Director IMF

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