419 scam: Imf Imf <imfimf82@yahoo.com.ph> 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand u.s 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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348063444865 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Imf Imf <imfimf82@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:59:30 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

International Monetary Fund(I.M.F)
Foreign Transfer Department.
Clearing of unpaid funds.
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.20431
United State Of America.

Attn: Unpaid Beneficiary.

REMITTANCE? OF? YOUR? UNPAID? PENDING? FUNDS.

It have come to our notice board that you have not received your

unpaid pending funds of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars

($2,500,000 .00 USD) due to past corrupt Governmental officials who

almost held your money for their selfish reasons and some individuals

who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle

your money which will lead you to so many losses from your end and

unnecessary debt in your attempt to receive your funds from them.

Your information was pasted on the World Bank notice board that is why

impostors and hoodlums keep contacting you to swindle you. Don't ever

reply or communicate with any of them again because they will keep

scamming you out of your hard earned money.

We have now ordered the immediate removal of your information from the

World Bank notice board to avoid more scammers and hoodlums contacting

you.

The U.S National Central Bureau of Interpol (USNCB) enhanced by the

United Nations(U.N) and Federal Bureau of Investigation(F.B.I) in-

conjunction with the International Monetary Fund(IMF) has successfully

passed a mandate to the current president of World Bank to boost the

exercise of clearing your unpaid pending funds in (ASIA PACIFIC

ACCOUNT).

We are happy to inform you that arrangement have been concluded to

effect your payment to you via? Telegraphic BANK? WIRE? transfer?

payment? which? will? be? made? by? CO-OPERATIVE? BANK? Plc? as? the?

authorized? and? corresponding? paying? bank? under? the funding?

assistance? of? World? Bank? Group.

All the documents which backup your unpaid funds have been obtained

and issued to the Co-operative Bank for their immediate proceed once

you contact them, you do not need to obtain any more document or

certificate concerning this transfer.

So now as urgent for the claiming of your unpaid pending funds in Co-

operative Bank, kindly do the immediate contact to the Bank? with the

below details for verification to commence on the transfer.

1).Your Full Name :--
2).Nationality :--
3).Direct Cell Phone :--
4).Occupation :--
5).Your Age :--
6).Gender :--

YOU? ARE? ADVISED? TO? CONTACT? CO-OPERATIVE? BANK? RIGHT? NOW? FOR?

YOUR? FUNDS,? FIND? BELOW THE? BANK? CONTACT? DETAILS..

Bank M/D? ::? Dr. Mohamed Arif.

DO? THIS? CONTACT? IF? TRULY? YOU? WISH? TO? RECEIVE? YOUR? UNPAID?

PENDING? FUNDS.

Once? again? Congratulation !!

Sincerely.

John? Phillip? Lipsky.
Managing Director,
I.M.F Office,Washington D.C.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 ADEBOYE ST,
APAPA LAGOS-NIGERIA.
CALL: +234-806 344 4865

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