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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • imfundforeigndept@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dominique Strauss-Khan <domstrausskahn02@msn.com>
Reply-To: <imf_transferdept@live.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:17:44 +0000
Subject: From IMF Transfer Dept. London(Your long overdue Payment)



INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN PAYMENT
ZONAL OFFICE MANCHESTER CITY
P.O. BOX 181 29- 39 STEVE LANE LONDON


OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.

Good day

Your long overdue Payment. Following the protest of the International Community, The World
Bank, International Monetary Fund and the instruction by the new Director and Commander in Chief of the Fund remittance Department that all outstanding foreign debts from the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment,your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding beneficiaries who have not received their payments and list of unpaid contractors, inheritance, next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa, Europe, Asia plus Middle East , America .

Among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Barclays Bank, Nat west Bank and Bank of America.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being discussed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file, you are being considered for a part payment of US$15,700,000.00.

Please confirm to us if you are in receipt of this letter and also re-confirm to us the following Particulars below on this-mail: imfundforeigndept@googlemail.com for verification.



1) Your full name........
2) Phone/Fax Numbers......
3) Address.....
4) Occupation/Designation....

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) on failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue. Please reply through my private email;Email: imfundforeigndept@googlemail.com

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director, IMF

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