419 scam: "Mrs. Annabel Johnson" <ftp@harmonymail.com> GRANTED APPROVAL FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- bar.markstuvyesant01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Annabel Johnson" <ftp@harmonymail.com>
Reply-To: <bar.markstuvyesant01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:14:20 -0500
Subject: GRANTED APPROVAL FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Counter-terrorism and Cyber Crime Division
Foreign Payment Department
GRANTED APPROVAL FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Dear Subscriber,

This is in regards of your overdue payment which has been pending on delivery due to the
involvement of bad officials both governmental and non governmental. Records show that
you are among one of the individuals and organizations who are yet to receive their
overdue payment from overseas which includes those of Lottery/Gambling, Contract and
Inheritance.

The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, British Interpol and the American Truth and
Reconciliation Commission gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center
(IFCC) on how some people have lost outrageous sums of money to these impostors. As a
result of this, we hereby advise you to stop communication with any one not referred to
you by us.

In conclusion of the annual audit planned and documented activity performed by the World
Bank and Swiss Reconciliation Committee, It might interest you to know that we have
received a mandate and instruction to remit your unclaimed overdue payment of
$6.2,000,000.00 ( Six Million And Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) which has
been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances and events.

Your funds has been loaded and fragmented into an ATM Card in your name which will be
posted to you via FedEx Courier Company once you re-confirm the following information's
below,

Full Names:
Receiver's Address:
Contact Mobile Number:
Occupation:
Age:
Sex:

All documents that will give legal back up to your FUNDS have been made available for
your kind perusal. The only requirement from you is $455 ( Four Hundred and Fifty Five
United State Dollars Only ) for the Administrative Endorsement and Governmental Clearance
Order on your package.

To redeem your funds, you are hereby advised to contact the Compensation Center via e-
mail for their requirement to proceed and procure your Approval of Payment Warrant and
Endorsement of your FUNDS Release Order on your behalf. Everything else has been taken
care of by the Federal Government including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty.

Contact Barrister Mark Stuvyesant on the following in-formations below,

Barrister Mark Stuvyesant (Compensation Center Director)
Attorney And Fiduciary Agent
American Regional Office
Email: bar.markstuvyesant01@gmail.com

You are expected to respond to our above e-mail within the next 7 working days to avoid
closing your payment file and tagging it as unclaimed.

Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in
possession of your Compensation Funds and forward any emails you get from impostors to
this office so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber crime.

Regards,

Mrs. Annabel Johnson
Dir. Reimbursement Committee
United States Department
Washington, D.C. 20535.

Anti-fraud resources:

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