419 scam: "Ms. Christine Lagarde"<scan@luckytex.com.hk> 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:

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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Christine Lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrister.robertwyatt1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 08:50:51 -0300
Subject: International Monetary Fund (IMF).....

Attn:

I will humbly give you more information’s and explain to you in details, like i said on my previous email, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with head department in Washington D.C have decided to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability and facilitate individual and company economic growth and in process of this through our monitoring network, we have recovered SCAM VICTIMS FUND and several UNPAID FUND that has been on hold for a very long time.

Your name was choosing among the people to benefit our yearly program to secure financial stability and facilitate individual and company economic growth, the IMF have decided to give you part of the fund to secure your financial stability and make you comfortable all the rest of your life, which worth the sum of $2.3millionusd.

We hereby advise you to reconfirm your information below to enable process your payment immediately

(1) Your Full Name........?
(2) Full Residential Address: (P.O.BOX NOT ALLOWED)?
(3) Country/State..........?
(4) Beneficiary Amount?
(5) Direct and Current Phone?
(6) Passport identification?

Thank you.

Ms. Christine Lagarde,
IMF Managing director
www.imf.org

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