419 scam: USA INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS AUTHO <usa_imf_authorities@verizon.net> RE:From International Monetary Fund Waiting For Your Urgent Respond Today.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: USA INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS AUTHO <usa_imf_authorities@verizon.net>
Reply-To: u.s.a_i.m.f@live.fr
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:28:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:From International Monetary Fund Waiting For Your Urgent Respond Today.

International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431

Attention ,

Please we are here to inform you that you have delayed much and too that we have finalized to resend the total funds to the Government Of Benin Republic which we have already did by discussed with His Excellency Mr. President Dr Thomas Boni Yayi and the Federal Ministry Of Finance of Benin Republic and after the discussion was finalized with them , they agreed and gave us an account where the money will be transfering into.

But the reason why we are here is to let you know that you still have from today 26th of march 2010 till tuesday 30th of march 2010 to provide to us the needed Funds Ownership Certificate that shows that you are the real owner of this funds , so that we can simple release this funds to you through bank to bank wire transfer to your account or through delivery .

But remember that after tuesday and nothing is provide here concerning the Funds Ownership Certificate then that means that the funds will be transfer to Benin Republic Government's account which they have already gave to us .

And the Ownership Certificate Certificate must bear Benin Republic where the Funds came from and you can get the Funds Ownership Certificate from the ( FMF ) Federal Ministry Of Finance of Benin Republic .

Thanks and regards to your family.

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