419 scam: Christine Lagarde <wendy@comettityres.com.au> Message From.........Christine Lagarde

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "certificate fee" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "charles_moss1@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Christine Lagarde <wendy@comettityres.com.au>
Reply-To: <charles_moss1@live.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:36:31 +0100
Subject: Message From.........Christine Lagarde

Customers Service Hours--Monday to Saturday:
Office Hours Monday to Saturday:
YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT

Dear: Beneficiary,

We have been waiting for you to contact me for your ATM CARD worth
$1,650,000.00 (One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United
States Dollars), being compensation fund for 150 scam victims, but I
did not hear from you all this while.And one Mrs Maria Dean claims
she is your representative that we send the money to her.
Please i want to verify from you then.

I have deposited the ATM CARD with COURIER SERVICE, West Africa,
Due to the meeting held behind closed doors between my humble self and
the Director Federal Bureau of Investigation,United Nations Representative
in West Africa and the Nigerian Government so that all victims of scam
will be compensated by the Nigerian Government as a means to sanitize the mayhem
caused to individuals like you by it citizens.What you have to do now is to contact
the COURIER SERVICE immediately to know when they will deliver your ATM CARD to you
because of the expiring date.

For your information, I have paid for the delivery Charge, Insurance
premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the package showing that
it is not Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your
Country. The only money you will send to the COURIER SERVICE to
deliver your ATM CARD direct to your postal Address in your country
is 125USD only being for YELLOW TAG of your package to the Courier
Company And,again don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except
125USD.

I would have paid that but they refused, because they don't know when
you will contact them and in case of due murrage. You have to contact
the COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your ATM CARD with this
information below:

For Managements
Courier Service Agent
Mr Charles Edward
Email: charles_moss1@live.com

Reconfirm the below information to the agent:
1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Occupation
5. Country:
6. Identification:
7. Date of Birth:

Request for the tracking number of the ATM CARD to enable you track
and know when it will get to your address after you have paid for the YELLOW TAG fee.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them immediately you receive this
mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay the YELLOW TAG
of 125USD for their immediate action. You should also
let me know through email as soon as you receive your ATM CARD.

Yours Faithfully,
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email. Any material that may constitute legal advice or opinion is solely for the reliance and use of COMETTITYRES WHOLESALERS and its related bodies corporate. You should only read, disclose, re-transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the information if you are authorised to do so. Cometti Tyres Wholesalers accepts no liability for viruses in this email or in any attachment to it.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email. Any material that may constitute legal advice or opinion is solely for the reliance and use of COMETTI TYRES WHOLESALERS and its related bodies corporate. You should only read, disclose, re-transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the information if you are authorised to do so.

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