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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447024099344 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709134316 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • intl_mon_funit@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • imf_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS <uno.organization38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <un.organization@europe.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:09:27 -0600
Subject: Kind Attn: Beneficiary with African Countries



THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION In Conjunction with the International Monetary Fund OHCHR, Dalais Wilson, CH 1211 Geneva 10,Switzerland Senior Human Rights Officer and international payment department

Kind Attn: Beneficiary with African Countries *

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT WITH AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Sequel to the meeting we have with all the African country leaders regards to all the payment been owed by the African continent, the Chairman Organization of African Unit (OAU) has made it known to all the beneficiaries been owed by African via contract, inheritance, Lottery Winners, during his recent interview with British broadcasting co-operation (BBC) that all the debt been owed by the Africans should be paid to them via OAU account with the supervision of the International Monetary Fund Unit London UK, which you happened to be one of them.

You are advice to stop any further communication with anybdy and contact this office, The International Monetary Fund Unit London UK which the officer in-charge is

Mr. James Clapham
Email:intl_mon_funit@london.com
imf_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Tel +44 702 4099344
Fax: +44 870 9134316,

Your above fund has been deposited in your account stated below which was submitted to this office by your representative. The formal payment officer that has been handling your payment before have been instructed to hands up from your payment due to the petitions and complain we have been receiving from all parts of the world against African countries the way they are delaying their beneficiaries fund.

Some petitions we received made it known to us that some beneficiaries have loose all they have achieve in the life time due to the way Africans are asking them to pay one charge or the other in regards of their payment.

Be inform that your payment has been transfer into your account provided by your representative Mrs. Lillian Sue below.

NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA
ACCOUNT NO 5608403326
ACCOUNT NAME LILIAN SUE
ROUTING NO 0853733

Please contact Mr. James Clapham immediately for the collection of your International Transfer Payment Advice (Payment Slip Or Telex Copy) to enable you confirm your payment in your account without further delay, he is the only authorized officer in International monitoring fund unit London UK to handle and witness your payment, any other further communication you have out side his office is at your own risk, and you are advice to stop making any further payment to any one without MR JAMES CLAPHAM notice because he is the only authorize officer with International Monetary Fund unit London UK via Organization of African Unit (OAU) reserve account under united nations payment gazette .
We apologies to you and your company or family for what it might has cost you in the past without receiving your payment upon the charges and taxes you have paid before.
Get back to us immediately you confirmed your payment in your account to enable us close your payment file with us.
Best regards

Frej Fenniche,
Senior Human Rights Officer united nations Switzerland
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