419 scam: "Dr. Jones Robinson"<info@senders.org> INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Jones Robinson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfdept@secretarias.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:49:36 -0000
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

International Monetary Fund
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
Phone Number:+1202 769 3284

Tuesday, January 21st, 2014
Our Ref: HMRC/TREAS/182ATCP
File Code No: IMF/2104/013
Message To; Sole Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Jones Robinson Director in charge of the compensation funds
to scam victims from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may
interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many
correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by
Various Banks and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia
and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why the IMF was
appointed to monitor your transaction here in Africa and Europe from
the (IMF) that your compensation funds gets to you.

You are being contacted today (Tuesday, January 21st, 2014) because we have
taken time to review your online email communication messages relating
to your unsuccessful transactions with most international
lottery/contract award winning organizations, firms and other foreign
financial institutions. Conclusively, we discovered that most withheld
and/or unpaid funds which originated from lottery organizations,
international trading company's awarded contract funds and deceased
personnel were not properly applied for an international fund payment
to its beneficiary's account by the fund beneficiary approved to
receive such funds.

In view of the above, we have immensely sorted out issues with the
regional financial units in charge of your transaction and our
extensive investigation confirmed that you are the true beneficiary
shortlisted and approved to receive an outstanding sum of
$1.500,000.00 USD (One Million Five Hundred United States Dollars).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4320984.stm

NAME:............................................
ADDRESS:...........................................
OCCUPATION:..........................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER:....................................

Please note that if you did not authorize anyone to claim your funds,
kindly notify us immediately by providing your present residential
address for document postal delivery and also provide a scanned copy
of any identification document such as your driver's license to enable
us process your application for payment immediately. Also note that
failure to properly apply for your fund payment through our assistance
will nullify your chances of receiving your fund and this fund will be
confiscated and made to be forfeited under the Money Laundering and
Other Financial Crime Prohibition Act of 2003.

Yours sincerely,
Jones Robinson
Director In Charge,
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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