419 scam: "Barrister. Donald Ultizen"<test@indor-soft.ru> INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348094622679 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- agent_adams.williams@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister. Donald Ultizen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agent_adams.williams@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:39:58 -0800
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)
1900 Dong Cheng, Gonling,
Beijing People's Republic China

>From the International Settlement Dept
Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification,

Attention:

Dear. Beneficiary, This is to officially inform you that we, (International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Schemes) have choose to verified your contract/inheritance file and found that why you been unable to receive your payment because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment which this office had the original seal of the agreement with the assigned governmental organization between the involved parties.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with illegal bank officials and all your attempts to secure the released order of the fund to you have not been successful, for this reasons we are assuring you that such an illegal act have to stop, and you must receive your payment, since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem. We have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centers, which is the latest instruction from International Monetary
Fund Reconciliation office (2010 Budget),

And the ATM debit card center fast service will send you an ATM debit card which you will use to withdraw your money from ATM machine in any Country, so if you like to receive your funds in this way, contact ATM debit card centre Fast Service Manager, with the requested information's as listed below, or provide us your local bank account information, if you wish to receive your funds by Telegraphic Transfer, so, take your decision immediately you received our mail, and contact
the directive office, And you must follow all the ATM debit card procedures/instructions, to enable you received your ATM debit card successfully, so contact the below office via email or by telephone.

The Office of Mr. Jim Su Wang
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
ATM FUND DEBIT CARD FAST SERVICE
Tel: +2348094622679
Email: agent_adams.williams@rediffmail.com

Contact his office and provide him with under listed required
information's,

1. Full Name
2. Phone Number
3. Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card to (P.O Box Not
Acceptable)
4. Sex
5. Current Occupation
6. Amount: your amount is $2,500,000.00USD Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars.

In the mean time we have been mandated to issue out this payment via this scheme due to the fiscal budget year 2010 against the World Financial and Economic crisis, so you are receiving this information directly form IMF, and you are advised not to communicate with any other office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment, because of that impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (TT-4404) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the ATM
centre by using it as your subject. So contact the office immediately,

We Wait For Your Expedite Response
Yours in Service, Barrister. Donald Ultizen
>From the International Settlement Dept
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

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