419 scam: "Mr.Iva Kane" <ritajoshua23@att.net> YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Iva Kane" <ritajoshua23@att.net>
Reply-To: ivakane64@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:39:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND
(IMF)
DEPT:
WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION AGENCIES.
ADVISE: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Attn: Fund
Owner,

I saw your email ( 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 CITI BANK OF LONDON.

Your email appeared among the beneficiaries, who
will receive a part-payment of your contractual sum 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. However, we received an email from one
Mr. Virgle Lee Samples who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died
in a car accident last week.

He has also submitted his account for us to transfer
the fund to him including his International passport, we want to hear from you
before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not? Please if you
are still alive,kindly furnish us with below
information:

1.
Your Full Name........
2.
Address................
3.Country..................
4.Age....................
5.Occupation................
6.Telephone Number...........
7.Next Of Kin..................
8.Home
Equity(Yes/No).........

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary
Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the
system had been long
overdue.

I await
to hear from you soonest.

Regards,

Mr.Iva
Kane,

Office of the IMF London,

United
Kingdom.

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