419 scam: "Christine Lagarde"<secretaryoffice1788@libero.it> Very important

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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.
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.
- ibrahimdangwobe14@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christine Lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimdangwobe14@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 01:55:26 +0200
Subject: Very important

International Monetary Fund

Office of the Registrar

IMF Administrative Tribunal

700 19th Street, NW, Suite HQ1-3-544

Washington, DC 20431, USA

Attn: Sir/ madam

This email is directed to all the people who have been scammed in any part of the world,and these includes foreign contractors, Inheritance beneficiaries and lottery winners who have not received their payment , and also people who have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems or fraudulent government/ bank officials in Nigeria and other African countries .

A compensation payment of $3 million has been approved on your behalf by the United nations and world bank.

you have been issued an ATM VISA CARD loaded with $3 million, which you can use to withdraw money installmentally .

You are by this notice advised to contact the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION to Nigeria for the dispatch of your ATM VISA CARD of $3 million in your name.

Find below the name and email address of the contact person.

Name of contact person : MR.IBRAHIM DANGWOBE ,ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION

email address :ibrahimdangwobe14@gmail.com

tel:+2 34-8098181664

Your urgent response is expected in this matter.

Yours Faithfully,

Christine Lagarde

IMF Director Washington, DC 20431, USA

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