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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Kadel Security Inc" <manager@kadelfinance.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:26:50 +0100
Subject: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

International Moneytary Fund.(IMF)
Kadel Security Inc
United Kingdom
From: Managing Director
Email: manager@kadelfinance.co.uk


Re:OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
************************************

Attention:Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not
received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations giving to you in respect to your contract /inheritance
payment.Secondly, you are hereby adviced to stop dealing with some
non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if
you so wish to receive your payment immediately.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will
be released to you as soon as you reconfirm your payment details so that we
can authenticate the claim legally with the IMF.

Note that from our record the IMF Board Of Directors has maped out
your equivilent to the sum of US$6,700,000.00 (Six million, seven
hundred thousand united states Dollars) to be paid to you in cash.

Also note that there is a lot of junks mail flying over the
internet and some people are using the advantage to collect payment
information from beneficiaries to defraud them and divert there payment to
another account,that is why your payment will come through Diplomatic means or
through a direct telegarphic transfer to any of your norminated account.


Kindly re-confirm to us the followings:

1) Your full name and mailing address.
2) Telephone, Fax and mobile #.
3) Occupation
4) Age .
5) Any Bank account of your Choice.


In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approved
and released to you.

You are therefore advised to get back to me immediately for more
clarifications.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF Board Of Directors
(International Monetary Fund)http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf.htm
for not contacting you as to paying your funds on time, which according to
records in the system had been long overdue.

Please reply through my official Email: manager@kadelfinance.co.uk


Yours Sincerely,


Mr. Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo
Managing Director, IMF

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