419 scam: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS" <info@mail.com> COMPENSATION OF $900.000.00USD

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348162763472
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.
- landybenson@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: landybenson@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:55:54 +0800
Subject: COMPENSATION OF $900.000.00USD

United Nations /International Monetary Funds
Abuja Department of Humanitarian Affairs
30 Leicester Square. Abuja Nigeria.
Country, Nigeria. Postal/Zip Code,234
Tel: +23481-627-63472
Our Ref: IMF/NG/00112

Attention Scammed Victim:

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and the family? You may not understand why
this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for the past 3 months, which ended
yesterday (16/04/2012), with the Director and secretary to the International Monetary
Fund. This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world,
the International Monetary Fund have agreed to compensate them with the sum of
$900.000.00USD which has already been deposited with the Central Bank Of Nigeria today
and you have to indicate how much you lost in the hand of scammers.

This includes every foreign contractors, Inheritance, Dating and Lottery payment that
have not received their Lottery/Inheritance payment, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international Lottery payment that failed due to Government
problems etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, these
have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Landy Benson who is in charge of your payment at Central
Bank Of Nigeria, contact him immediately for your compensation of $900.000.00USD.

Therefore you are advice send him below for claim.
1. FULL NAME:
2. PRESENT ADDRESS:
3. RESIDENT COUNTRY:
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. TOTAL AMOUNT SCAMMED:

NOTE: You have two option for your funds to be remitting to you.
[1] BANK 2 BANK TRANSFER
[2] ATM CARD PACKAGE. DELIVERY TO YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS

International Monetary Funds, Making the world a better place, Note your reply will be
directed to the office of Mr. LANDY BENSON so kindly click reply and your email will be
redirected as approved. Person to Contact: Mr Landy Benson, Email:
[landybenson@hotmail.com] Private Number: +23481-627-63472

Regards
Managing Director
Mr.Williams Jones

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