Is your name in the central computer?

Here's an example of a really mixed-up scam. Is this about inheritance? Contracts? Lottery winners? It's a muddle. The fact that it's in all caps, of course, makes it even worse. Sorry, the one-line "profile" doesn't add real legitimacy or cancel out all the typos. Nobody should be fooled by such an amateurish effort, but you never know. Don't be fooled, don't reply to any messages like this. Real bankers won't contact you via email about your inheritance.

From: MR.DOMINIGUE STRAUSS-KAHN julioguzman@cable.net.co
Date: 2009/12/18
Subject: LETTER FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. 18/12/2009

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
20 FISKERTON ROAD LINCOLN,LN3 4LA
LONDON-UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44 7024 044518

GOOD DAY

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS VALUE $12.5MILLION HAS BEEN GAZETTE TO BE RELEASED AT NEW YORK WITH BANK OF AMERICA.

I SAW YOUR NAME (IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTER AMONG THE LIST OF UNPAID BENEFICIARIES, CONTRACTORS, LOTTERY WINNERS,INHERITANCE NEXT OF KIN, THAT WAS ORIGINATED FROM UNITED KINGDOM AMONG THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES THAT YOUR UNPAID FUND HAS BEEN LOCATED US.

YOUR NAME APPEARED AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES WHO WILL RECEIVE A PART-PAYMENT OF $12.5MILLION HAS BEEN APPROVED ALREADY FOR YOU.

MEANWHILE, A MAN CAME TO OUR OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER AUTHORITY, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE HIS INFORMATION'S FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS MAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME:

NAME: MR.BROWN JOHNSON
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS FROM YOU.

I APOLOGIZE TO YOU ON BEHALF OF IMF (INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND) HTTP://WWW.IMF.ORG/EXTERNAL/NP/EXR/CHRON/MDS.ASP FUTURE TO PAY YOUR FUNDS IN TIME, WHICH ACCORDING TO RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN LONG OVERDUE.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR PAYING BANK IN NEW YORK SO THAT YOUR FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFER YOU WITHIN 48 HOURS.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.DOMINIGUE STRAUSS-KAHN
MANAGING DIRECTOR IMF
MY PICTURE AND PROFILE BELOW. YOU CAN COME TO OUR OFFICE.

PROFILE: I MR. DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN, FROM FRANCE, BEGAN HIS FIVE-YEAR TERM AS IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ON NOVEMBER 1, 2007