419 scam: "Mrs Christine Lagarde"<wehuxin@gmail.com> Re: Your Urgent Response,

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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.
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.
- +2348145529058
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.
- spen.johnson@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Christine Lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf.spen@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:38:49 -0400
Subject: Re: Your Urgent Response,

International Monetary Fund

Office of the Registrar

IMF Administrative Tribunal

700 19th Street, NW, Suite HQ1-3-544

Washington, DC 20431, USA

Attn: Sir/ madam

A compensation payment of $3 million has been approved on your behalf by the United nations and World Bank Plc.

You are hereby advised to contact the World Bank Plc director to Nigeria for

the dispatch of a Valid Master Card Or Bank Wire Transfer of $3 million in your name.

Find below the name and email address of the contact person.

Name of contact person : Mr Spencer Johnson ( WB )

email address : spen.johnson@hotmail.com

Office Phone: +2348145529058

Your urgent response is expected in this matter.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs Christine Lagarde

IMF Director Washington, DC 20431, USA

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam