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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:
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • stevespeters@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rodfigaredo@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rodrigo Figaredo" <rodfigaredo@me.by>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:35:10 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT


[image: IMF Logo]
*INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
*Currency Administration & Special Duties Office*
* 700 19th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA

*IMMEDIATE ATM CREDIT CARD PAYMENT*
*
ATTENTION!!*
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file and
found out that why you have not received your fund is because you have not
fulfilled the *obligations *given to you, we have been informed also that
you are dealing with the none officials for the release of your fund, and
this is why all your attempts to secure the release of your fund failed.
Mostly African banks, Commercial banks, Courier Companies and World Lottery
Organization.

After close door meetings between the Board of Directors UNITED NATIONS,
WORLD BANK and I.M.F, it was resolved and agreed upon that this body: World
International Debts Reconciliation Committee will work extensively to ensure
that debt owned to foreigner will be paid without any hitch through the IMF
Insurance body. You are advice to contact DR. STEVE PETERS head of review,
International Monetary Funds Debt Reconciliation Representing Officer in
Ghana for your payment on this e-mail:
stevespeters@yahoo.com.hk<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=stevespeters@yahoo.com.hk>with
these information details, your full Names, Address, Telephone Numbers
and a scanned copy of your current ID.

Note that on receipt of the above stated informations, your Funds which has
already been called back from where it has been tied up, shall be arranged
for payment through our Swift Card Payment Center, GHANA. And we will send
you the ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM
machine in any part of the world. We have been mandated to issue out *$5
Million* as your part payment for this fiscal year 2008, we urgently need
the above informations so that we can proceed since time is very much of the
essence that we finalize now. As for our arrangement, the I.M.F Ghana
Director, Dr. PETERS promised that your ATM CARD will leave our custody from
the time he receive your go ahead. We expect your urgent response to this
mail to enable us monitor this payment effectively. CONGRATULATIONS!!.

Yours Faithfully,

*Rodrigo Figaredo*
Managing Director, IMF
*Note*: This email is intended for the above named recipient only. If you
have received this mail in error, Please notify us immediately on this
e-mail: rodfigaredo@i12.com<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rodfigaredo@i12.com>

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