419 scam: "Rev.Robert Ferguson"<info@kaszinomester.com> FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ( IMF ) OFFICE

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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:
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "cotonou" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Robert Ferguson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfoffice306@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 20:23:32 +0200
Subject: FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ( IMF ) OFFICE

International Reconciliation and Logistics Vault
International Monetary Fund
(IMF)

Dear Beneficiary,

It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our logistic department on the reimbursement of US$800,000.00 fund spent by you during the cause of your inadequate dealings with some impostors who claim to be
staff in banks and other regional payment centers. Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after freezing suspected impostors account. This support was fully effective with the help of World Bank
after a summit meeting in London, on the financial analysis on financial stability issues fluctuating their economy with the international global standard.

After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of customers to be paid who fell victims to these impostors due to unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and
financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of payment. We have arranged your payment through our swift card centers, with the latest
instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office.

The card center will send you an ATM Debit card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Center, Banks and Union Pay Credit outlets in the world, You are
hereby selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the Logistic Department by email listed below.

CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:

Your Full Name.:
Your Country:
Your City.:
Your
Your
Passport. :

Below is where you can send the our protocol
officer.

Receivers Name: PETAR NWAKASE.
Country. . . . .BENIN REPUBLIC
City. . . . . . COTONOU
Text Question. .WHEN
Answer. . . . .
NOW
Amount....US$45.00
Your senders name. . .
MTCN#. . . .

For your
information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person (s) or office (s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-404012) so
you have to indicate this code when contacting the Card Center by using it as your subject.

Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising for the delivery of the donation parcel. This is due to Legal lawprotecting all donation funds misappropriation.

Yours in
Service,
Rev.Mr.Robert Ferguson.
Admin Chairman
International Reconciliation
and Logistics Vaults
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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