419 scam: "Dr.George Allen.Financial Director"<test@partnerjouet.com> International Monetary Fund TOGO ( IMF) 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:

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:
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "imftogo1@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.George Allen.Financial Director" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imftogo67@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 06:31:25 -0700
Subject: International Monetary Fund TOGO ( IMF) Payment Notification

Independent Evaluation Office ( IEO)
International Monetary Fund TOGO ( IMF)
Tel: (228) 9157676
Fax: (228) 2512209
Web: www.imf.org.

Attn:Sir/Madam,

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT FOR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE IN ECOWAS SUB-REGION.

Your contact email were sent to us by the Ecowas Diplomatic High Commission and we hereby informed you that (WE) the International Monetary Fund have taken full responsibility of enforcement and supervision of the remittance of your fund.
Consequently, upon our organization supervisory position, we are glad to inform you that you will receive your payment with any other stress as we are going to pay you from our reserved account with the UNION TOGOLASE BANK PLC.
Due to irregularities, discrepancies and duplication of account data we urge you to reconfirm without delay the following via Email Attach or Fax.

Tel/Fax Numbers.
1) Your full name:
2) Mobile phone and Fax:
3) Your address ,Company name and position :
4) Profession, age and marital status:
5) Copy of int'l passport, driver's license, or any valid ID card via e-mail attachment:
6) Authentic banking information.
7)Contract/Inheritance sum
For us to cross check and be sure that you are the beneficiary of this fund before we proceed. Note that all officials from all the banks around have been ordered to stop forthwith any further communications regarding this transaction. You are advised to heed this order, in your own interest, pending the completion of our assignment and your fund remitted in the shortest period of time.

Please treat with great dispatch with 5 days and in confidence.Reply via imftogo1@w.cn for
security reasons.

May God Almighty be with you.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.George Allen

Inter-Regional Financial Director.
IMF TOGO.

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