419 scam: "IMF Uk Agent"<noreply@imf.org> Re :IMF Notification

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "IMF Uk Agent" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <"IMF Agent" <fmb.agent@gmail.com >>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:09:53 -0000
Subject: Re :IMF Notification

Attn:

We have being authorized by the governing body of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) facts finding department to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials who tried to divert your funds into their private accounts.

Since the IMF completed the merger and acquisition process of all pending payments with the state governments involved, it was resolved and agreed upon that all unclaimed Funds should be released ASAP.

Based on these facts, I'm happy to inform you that your fund is ready to be credited into your account.

Upon your response to this message, I shall guide and provide you with vital details to contact the affiliate who will urgently facilitate the release of your payment.

Mr.Tsan Songs
IMF Agent

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