419 scam: Diamond Bank Plc <aalw--333@att.net> Re: Your Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/-93WB82UN567-G

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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:
- ",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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- roberrthoppkinss@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Diamond Bank Plc <aalw--333@att.net>
Reply-To: roberrthoppkinss@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:28:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Your Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/-93WB82UN567-G

Attn Beneficiary We write to advise you relative to your scheduled funds transfer and wish to inform you that your wire instruction has been processed and keyed into the outgoing Swift, hence our apex financial institution here,and other money transfer concerned authorities whose permission are mandatory before the onward remittance to your bank account has given there final approval for us to carry on with the transfer to your bank account or Either we will Open new online account for you. Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee,Central Bank of Nigeria, Bank Of England, United Nations Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America respectively via International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/-93WB82UN567-G requesting our BANK,a
subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of America to disburse your due Wining/Inheritance and Contract approved payment valued Twelve Million Five Hundred United States Dollars (US $12,500,000.00)
Perhaps consideration of the above, you have been issued with this Exclusive Reference Identification Number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/011), Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.: FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate FCMB Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment within the next 72hrs as necessary clearance has been granted from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors to release the funds to you with immediate effect. In view of this directive received from the International Monetary Funds (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on the list Owner of the outstanding fund , kindly reconfirm your international payment voucher number and your reference identification
number respectively before our office with a view to the final remittance approval and subsequent crediting of your bank account to the tune of funds as stated herein.We wish to inform you of the need for you to also re-confirm the following information before us will start preliminary arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds. We use the latest security measures to ensure that your international banking experience with us Diamond Bank is safe and secure, Diamond Bank is Authorized and regulated by the International Financial Services Authority. we sell life assurance, pension and Collective investment schemes and advice only on range of the product.
Yours Sincerely in serviceMr. Robert Hopkins
roberrthoppkinss@gmail.com

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