419 scam: "Dr.Ken Williams"<011@careerstart.in> IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Ken Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imflondon.1907@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:11:00 -0800
Subject: IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR

International Monetary Fund
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
164 DE-80939 Berkshire, London,
United Kingdom.
IMF WORLD REGULATORY OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS REGULATORY AUTHORITY
INTER-CONTINENTAL DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPT.

FROM THE DESK OF: HONORABLE DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN

Attn: Fund Owner,

Please we write to inform you that the Federal Government of United Kingdom has finally release your funds without any fee required to complete the transfer. But we have just received a message from your next of Kin (Mr.Johnson) that you died of a car accident 2days ago. Please if you are alive,kindly get back to us as soon as possible. This is because if we wait for you from now till the next 48hours without any response from you,then we shall have the funds transferred to your next of kin.

For the purpose of clarification, you are advised to reconfirm the following information:

Full Name:................
Telephone Number..........
Cell Phone:................
Credit Card...............Yes/No...........
Physical Address.................
Occupation:.................. .
Country:.....................
Sex:......................

Please kindly get back with the stated information so that there will be no error during the Delivery/Transfer of the funds to you in your country home of residence.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.

Regards,

DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN
IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR
AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

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