419 scam: "DR. Paul Williams" <unitedstateembassy48@gmail.com> YOUR TAX REFUND 26-07-2012

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- tc77458@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. Paul Williams" <unitedstateembassy48@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tc7745@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:42:47 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: YOUR TAX REFUND 26-07-2012

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
MINISTRY OF FINANCE 130 DUFFERIN AVENUE
SUITE 400 London ON N6A 6G8

REF: IMF - TAX REFUND COMMISSION 2012

Dear beneficiary,

This is to notify you that your long awaited refund compensation has been approved and is available for collection. The refund is us$3.5 million. This is a tax refund for the deductions from your personal income tax and donated to the WORLD BANK/UN/IMF for Africa, which were never used. In the view to redress financial wastages and excesses the citizens of America, Asia, Australia and Europe are therefore selected for this refund exercise. You have been selected as one of the beneficiaries validating you to receive the sum of us$3.5 million. This is made available ATM card.

Your ATM card has been forwarded to office of the registration and delivery desk. You are to contact (Mr. Troy Carter) for him to deliver your ATM card to you.

You will reconfirm to him your data to help him in order to avoid mistakes during the delivery of the ATM card. Fill the following data and send to: tc77458@yahoo.com

RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING TO AVOID MISTAKE DURING DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD

YOUR NAME:

SEX:

ADDRESS:

PHONE NUMBER:

Remember this where you send your data to (Mr. Troy Carter) on his mail: tc77458@yahoo.com, Mr. Troy Carter will attend to you by ensuring that your ATM card is delivered to you within 2 working days.

Thank you.

Yours in service,

Dr. Paul Williams,
Director, IMF Tax Refund Commission
London
United Kingdom

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