419 scam: FREDRICK IMF <fredrickimf@gmail.com> PAYMENT UPDATE

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- w_bank20@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: FREDRICK IMF <fredrickimf@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:13:21 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE (FIC)
NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSION OF BANKERS
USA.

Attn: Dear Fund Beneficiary,

COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

This is to inform you that, We have been working towards the eradication of
fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa with the help of the Organization of
African Unity (OAU) United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and FBI. We have been able to track down
so many of this scam artist in various parts of African countries which
includes (Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal) and they
are all in Government custody now, they will appear at International
Criminal Court (ICC) Hague (Netherlands) soon for Criminal/Fraud Justice.

During the course of our investigation, we have been able to recover so
much money from these scam artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime
Commission and the international Monetary Fund (IMF) have ordered the money
recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the
World for compensation.This Email /Letter is been directed to you because
your email address was found in one of the Scam Artists file and computer
hard-disk during our investigation, maybe you have been scammed or not, you
are therefore being compensated with the sum of $,2.500,000.00USD(Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).

We have also arrested some of those who claim that they are barristers,
bank officials, Lottery Agents who has been sending you SMS on your phone
that you have won a lottery which does not exist. Since your email address
appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation
funds, we have arranged your payment to be paid to you through ATM VISA
CARD. An ATM Visa Card will be issued in your name and your $2,500,000.00
USD will be loaded into it, and deliver it to your postal address with the
Pin Number, as to enable you withdrawal your funds from any Bank ATM
Machine worldwide.

To issue the ATM Visa Card, you are therefore advised to contact the
Accountant in Charge of your payment, this is because the United Nations
Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the
Government has chosen them to payout all the compensation funds to the 100
Lucky beneficiaries, because the ATM Visa Card is a global payments
technology that enables consumers, businesses, financial institutions and
governments to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. Kindly

Be advise to send your personal data

Full Name.................................................

Country:....................................................

Occupation:...............................................

Age...........................................................

Get back to me as soon as possible as payment commence tomorrow.

contact the ATM Card Issuance Department now with the below contact
details:

ATM CARD DEPARTMENT
CONTACT PERSON: MRS SHANNON
WELLS FARGO BANK
Email:w_bank20@aol.com

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