419 scam: "Christine Lagarde"<nana@yahoo.com> Emergency 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:

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:
- "million united states 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)
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.
- +447031817948 (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.
- infoimf@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christine Lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Christine_Lagarde@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:38:32 -0700
Subject: Emergency Payment Notification!!!

International Monetary Fund
Affiliated Office London UK
Address;3 Whitehall Co
London SW1A 2EL, London UK
Tel: + 447031817948
Email: infoimf@london.com
Our Ref: IMF/3874989/11

Attn: Unpaid Contractor,

This is to officially notify you that your over-due contract fund has finally been approved by the International Monetary Fund, IMF.

This approval is raised because of the difficulty faced by all previous payment process and the incessant requests for advance payment. You are warned to desist from any communication with all other previous offices and work with us to achieve a smooth transfer process. Many other clients with similar problems have undergone this smooth payment process successfully.

In view of this now, a total sum of USD$10.000.000.00(Ten Million United States Dollars) only, has been approved to be paid to you by our IMF-Affiliate Bank in Malaysia This region is chosen because of its easy financial regulation on International Bank to Bank fund transmission.

Please furnish us with your banking co-ordinates and contract details to prove your genuity beneficiary of this transactional fund you will be handed direct contact to this new payment process. Security report reaching our Office has it that you are still dealing with some impostors/extorters. For the security of your fund and confidentiality of this new payment mode, you are asked to give heed to us to actualize the transfer of your fund to your account. This new process is smooth, transparent and without blemish.

Your transaction has being assigned this Security Code: IMF/3874989/11. Please quote this code in all your correspondences with us for proper identification of your precise mode of payment. Thank you for your expected cooperation as we look to serving you best.

I am waiting to receive your prompt response.

Best regards,

Mrs. Christine Lagarde
Managing Director International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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