419 scam: "Mrs. Christine Lagarde"<chl302@usa.com> Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,Your payment notification from IMFnetne,

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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:
- "million 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Christine Lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Lagarde.Christine@imf809.onmicrosoft.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 23:58:56 +0100
Subject: Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,Your payment notification from IMFnetne,

Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment fund of $10.5million dollars due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt officials after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Mrs. Christine Lagarde, Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by various finance firms and courier companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I decided to handle your transaction.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, NGOs, finance institutions, and courier companies which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment.

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source. Any action contrary to these instructions is at your own risk. I hope this is clear to you.

Respond to this email with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released to you. Also your your full name, full address, direct telephone number are required.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Christine Lagarde
Director, IMF

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