419 scam: "IMF DIRECTOR"<contact@imf.org> Re: YOUR MONEY IS ON THE WAY !!!.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
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.
- sulaiman21221@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IMF DIRECTOR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sulaiman21221@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:02:00 -0800
Subject: Re: YOUR MONEY IS ON THE WAY !!!.

Dear Funds Beneficiary,
Attn: Mr./Mrs

This is an official letter from the International Monetary Funds (IMF) foreign remittance/telegraphic transfers monitoring department.

The IMF in group efforts with the FBI, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), World Bank, Federal Reserve United States, European Union, United Nations and other related agencies have verified every unpaid contract funds, inheritance funds, Lotto winnings and agreed to settle the beneficiaries through the easiest means by issuing them swift ATM DebitCard with proved monetary value amount US$600,000.00 (Six hundred thousand dollars) only. We are contacting you because YOU are listed and approved for this payment.

This ATM Debit Card (Visa Card) is what you will use to withdraw the Six hundred thousand dollars with ease at any Automated Teller Machine (ATM) anywhere in the world. So if you are willing to receive your funds through this easiest means, please indicate urgently by responding to this important notice.

You are further advised to contact Mr. Sulaiman Mahmud for the delivery of your own beneficiary ATM Debit Card.

Contact person: Mr. Sulaiman Mahmud
Issuing center: Melaka, Malaysia
Email: sulaiman21221@hotmail.com

For this purpose, you are to kindly reconfirm and forward to his office the following information about you for hitch free delivery of your approved ATM Card. The information required from you to affect the shipping includes:-

(1) Your Full Name:________________________
(2) Your Physical Address:__________________
(3) Your Occupation:_________________________
(4) Your Valid Telephone No: _________________

The above details are required to be reconfirmed to help speedy the delivery of your ATM DebitCard. Also, be advised that according to the United Nations ethics, you are to take care of the shipment, because of the contents of the card and how important and secured the card is. You are to take care of the shipment by sending to Mr. Owie Bright, the sum of $410.00 (Four hundred and ten dollars) only, covering the cost of handly fee, courier shipping and Value Added Tax (VAT) charges and your ATM withdraw card will be the ship to you right away. Nothing More!. That is the only way Mr. Sulaiman will shipped it to you, because he is going to use FedEx overnight delivery.

You are here by advised to contact him through his office email address (sulaiman21221@hotmail.com) to inquire how you are going to send him the fee for the shipment of your card. Note that you are to do this immediately if you really want your card sent to you. So go ahead and contact him immediately because he is waiting to hear from you. Since we have decided to bring a lasting solution to your worries, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any person for any reason what so ever to avoid double claim of payments.

Kind regards
Madame Christine Lagarde
IMF, Director

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This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain IMF proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to copyright belonging to IMF. This E-mail is intended solely for the use of (YOU) the individual to which it is addressed. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.

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