419 scam: CHRISTINE LAGARDE <mr.davidosita@gmail.com> INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF) FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- imfoffice957@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHRISTINE LAGARDE <mr.davidosita@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfoffice957@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:09:06 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF) FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.
100 Broad Street Main Ave Benin Republic, 2014
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

International Monetary Fund,
Committee on policy harmonization west Africa.

Urgent Attention .

We are pleased to inform you that we are the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) 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 Africa bank & their Commercial banks and World Lottery
Organization.

After the meeting held on yesterday,your name was listed for compensation
payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid $7.2million USD .as
compensations .On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know
that during the last meetings held at Cotonou, Benin Republic, it was
alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the loose of funds by
various individuals to the scams artists operating in-syndicates all
over the world today.

In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body is
now paying 10 victims of this operators $7.2million USD each in
accordance with the U.N.recommendations. Due to the corrupt and
inefficient Banking Systems,the payments are to be paid by Central
Bank of west Africa, According to the number of applicants at hand, 14
Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United
States,

we are still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of
$7.2million USD each, you are hereby warned not to communicate or
duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever as the
U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So
keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have
not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny
and possible consideration.

Listen to me now, you have nothing to pay for the transfer of this
your funds into your
account, if you will not be able to come down here by yourself to sign
the certificate of fund release order of the funds, you will contact
the central bank of west Africa attorney in order to sign the papers
on your behalf on submit to bank of west Africa for transferring of
the funds into your account .Bear it in mind that the attorney may
demand consultation fees of $98 usd only from you and do not forget to
send your contact information to us such as,

Your full name
Your country
Your city
Your age\sex
Your Direct telephone number,
Mobile Phone Number

Contact us with this email(imfoffice957@gmail.com).
we are waiting for your response to commence with the transfer immediately.

Your personal code:
Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No:
674632 Password No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your
Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code
No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret
Code No: XXTN013 ,

We are expecting your urgent response to this email to know if you will be
able to come down here or send the $98 for the consultation fee,

HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE $98 THROUGH WESTERN
UNION OR MONEY GRAM.

Receiver's Name:--------SILAS IKE
Country---------------------Benin Republic
City--------------------------Cotonou
Zip code------------------00229
Question-----------------When
Answer-------------------Now
Amount------------------$98
MTCN--------------------
Sender's Name-----------
Sender's Moblie Phone number----------

DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
CHRISTINE LAGARDE IMF DIRECTOR
E-MAIL imfoffice957@gmail.com
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT

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