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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • imfoffice2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IMF H.Q" <imfoffice_hq3@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: imfoffice2@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:32:51 +1000 (EST)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. (IMF)


INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. (IMF)
FOND MONATAIRE INTERNATIONAL (FMI)
PROGRAMME DE DÉVELOPPEMENT.
SHORT AND MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITY
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAMME (SMAP)
PROMOTION DE DEVELOPPEMENT SOCIAL.
209 CRESCENT STREETS, EAST LONDON,
LONDON-UNITED KINGDOM.
HTTP://WWW.IMF.ORG/EXTERNAL/PUBS/FT/REO/REOREPTS.ASPX


REF: IMF/0326/07IT/SNK/SDVP/2008.


AT YOUR KIND ATTENTION,

WE HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY WINNERS OF THE IMF FUND FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

OUR GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION IS BASED IN LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.

THE DRAW WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH RANDOM DRAW THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC SELECTION PROGRAMME.

THE VALUE OF THE TOTAL EARNINGS IS £ 800,000 000 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS.

YOUR ADDRESS HAS BEEN SELECTED BY COMPUTER DRAW DURING OUR FIRST DRAW LAST WEEK.

YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY WINNERS FROM THE SHEARED EARNINGS OF £ 2,000,000 POUNDS. TO CLAIM YOU’RE WINNING.

PLEASE SEND EMAIL EXCLUSIVELY TO THE GLOBAL HEAD QUARTERS
imfoffice2@yahoo.com FOR PROMOTION A LETTER CONTAINING YOUR WINNING REFERENCE, NAME, ADDRESS, AND OCCUPATION AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.

KINDLY DEFINE THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT THAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE AND ITS LOCATION. (TOWN AND COUNTRY)

I BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT 50% OF YOUR WINNING MUST BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL PROJECTS.

IN THREE MONTHS, I WOULD TAKE PART PERSONALLY IN AN EXTENSIVE TOUR OF AUDIT THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN ALL COUNTRIES WHERE WE HAVE WINNERS.

THE 10 MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS WILL BE REWARDED IN THE SPECIAL PRIZE IMF FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2008.

RECEIVE OUR CONGRATULATIONS.

PROF. PATRICK CLIFFORD.
(DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS)
PROMOTION OFFICE.


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