419 scam: "GLOBAL MONETARY FUND (GMF)"<tdaelectrical@optusnet.com.au> Pending Transaction!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- kenwright1@oued.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GLOBAL MONETARY FUND (GMF)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wrightkensoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:27:18 -0700
Subject: Pending Transaction!!!

GLOBAL MONETARY FUND (GMF)
Counter-terrorism and Fund Division
19th Street,N.W,D.C.20431. USA

ATTN: Beneficiary,

With the supporting evidence before the IMF in respect to your awaited fund (winning/Inheritance Fund). We wish to inform you that we have thoroughly Investigated your payment matter which have been overdue with the help of our Global Financial Intelligence Monitoring Network System (GFIM) that you are having an illegal transactions with people claiming to be who they are not.

During our Investigation over your fund, we found out that the reason why you have not received your fund was because you have not fulfilled your Obligations given to you in respect to your fund and at the same time you have choose to deal with the wrong people over your fund, which is the main reason why your payment have been delayed up till this moment, After much complains over beneficiary not been paid the situation was brought to our office.

Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to this problem which is been faced, by normalizing in your favor a part payment in total of $2.5million USD. All you have to do is to call and email Mr. Ken Wright of the Federal Law Chambers Nigeria on the below stated email to receive directives on how to receive your fund from the Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

ORGANIZATION: Federal Law Chambers Nigeria
NAME : Mr. Ken Wright
EMAIL: kenwright1@oued.org

Do contact Mr. Ken Wright of the Federal Law Chambers Nigeria with your details:

FULL NAME : .....................................
HOME ADDRESS : ..................................
TELL/CELL : .....................................
OCCUPATION: .....................................

NOTE: Do Contact Mr. Ken Wright of the Federal Law Chambers Nigeria Office to receive directives on how to receive you fund.

Best Regards,
GLOBAL MONETARY FUND (GMF)

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