419 scam: "international monetary fund$imf$" <mdobz@verizon.net> ATTEN DEAR ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE????

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999374982 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- b_africa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "international monetary fund$imf$" <mdobz@verizon.net>
Reply-To: b_africa@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:18:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTEN DEAR ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE????

Section: International Funds Recovery
Branch Office: BP 302;Akpakpa Cotonou Benin Republic.
Emails:-interntionalmonetaryfunds@underpaid.co.in
Direct Number +229-9937-4982

ATTENTION:

Concerning Your $ 1.500.000.00 Million USD.

Good day!!,this is to brings to your notice that you are among the list of those that have been scammed in Benin Republic West Africa,inherited funds as scam victims and lotto beneficiaries that originated from Africa/Europe and around the Globe. You'r name appeared among the beneficiaries whom his fund has been approved already. You are requested to get back to us for more direction and instruction on how to receive your funds, you will be directed to the new Bank where your fund are presently.

However, we are very surprised when we received an email from Mr Donnell Vacoly Clayton ,in the content of his massage he told us that he is your next of kin and you died in a car accident last Month. He has also submitted his BANKING DATAS for us to transfer the total funds to him. Mr Donnell Vacoly Clayton's account co-ordinate is as stated below:-

Bank: Bank of America
1121 N 205th St, Shoreline, Wa 98133.
Bank routing number: 125000024.
Bank account number: 5319678606.
Account Holders name: Donnell Vacoly Clayton.

Moreover, we decided to email and confirm to whether you'r alive or dead before we can make the transfer to his account informations's he provided to us,and also to confirm if his claimed of you being dead is true or not. Kindly call this Telephone number ( +229-9937-4982) as soon as you recieve this e-mail to enable us know that you are still alive.

And provide your personal informations stated below to enable them process and transfer your Compasation funds successfully to you ok.

YOUR FULL NAME________
YOUR ADDRESS__________
YOUR OCCUPATION_________
YOUR AGE.____________
YOUR COPY OF ID____________
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX LINE (MOBILE)._________

ALSO WITH YOU BANKING INFORMATION SUCH AS
BANK NAME_______
BANK ADDRESS_________
BANK WEBSITE________
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT_________
SWIFT CODE________
ROUTING NUMBER_________
ACCOUNT HOLDERS NAME______

AND SEND IT TO BANK OF AFRICA UNDER THE DIRECTOR OF
NAME;JACOB FRANK
EMAIL:b_africa@hotmail.com
PHONE:+22999155129

FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND

On behalf of the I.M.F (International Monetary Fund) apologizes for the failure to pay your funds in due time which according to records in the system is long overdue since, reply through our system operator, MR.WALTER IFEDIMMA

Name:- MR.WALTER IFEDIMMA
Email:-(interntionalmonetaryfunds@underpaid.co.in)

Tel:- ( +229-9937-4982 )

Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Jerry G.Lawal

On Behalf Of Mr. Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Benin Republic Branch.

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