419 scam: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS GOOD NEWS.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "generaloffice@secretary.net" (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: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS
Reply-To: <secretayg@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 12:57:54 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS.

Dear Sir/Ma,

We sincerely apologize for our late letter to you regarding the approval of your funds $2,500,000 USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). Note that the Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, a committee setup by UNITED NATIONS in collaboration with WORLD BANK in HSBC and delegated to pay 50 victims from your country who has being Victims of Internet scam and fruads. Note that your name and contact address are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount. You're to receive US$2,500,000 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only).

However, in the course of our routine securitization into our Dispatch Alert, we discovered that your funds and the documents are intact and very much available. The United Nations Board of Director have sign your $2,500,000 USD. Currently your funds ($2,500,000 USD) is available for withdrawal via Automated Teller Machine (ATM), generated through globally Automated Biometrics Identification System (ABIS), as soon as you receive the ATM CARD, you can access and conveniently withdraw your fund in your country without any structural obstacles, hindrance or disruption from any international law bodies. Kindly contact office of Dr. Gene Leon, the IMF Senior Regional Representative with email (generaloffice@secretary.net) for the delivering of your funds via sealed ATM MasterCard. Please note that you're to pay only $164.00 being for the mandatory courier charge and nothing more and your funds will be delivered to you with 48hrs (Two days) and make sure that you send him your full name and valid contact address which must correspond with the existing information in your files at their office.

Yours Faithfully,
BAN KI MOON
Secretary-General United Nation
Cc: Bertrand Badré,
Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer.
Cc: Mahmoud Mohieldin,
Corporate Secretary and President's Special Envoy.

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