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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • admin.imf.org@safe-mail.net

Fraud email example:

From: "intmfd@terra.es" <intmfd@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:35:06 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ****SPAM**** HIGH * RE: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.


700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington , D.C. 20431
USA
admin.imf.org@Safe-mail.net



RE: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.


Dear sir/madam.


Your long overdue Payment. I saw your name ( in the Central Computer
among the list of unpaid Contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto
beneficiaries that was originated from Africa , Europe, Asia plus
Middle East , Americans) among the list of individuals and companies that
your Unpaid fund has been located to the Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC,
Barclays Bank and Bank of American.
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a
part-payment of $5.5million and has been approved already for months. You are
requested to get back to me for more direction and Instruction on how to
receive your fund.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary
Fund)

Failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the
system had been long

Overdue.Please Reply through my private Email:
(admin.imf.org@Safe-mail.net)
Yours Sincerely,

MR Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo
Managing Director, IMF

http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf.htm







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