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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS \(IMF\)" <fund.imf.org@att.net>
Reply-To: <mr.russellkahn.office2010@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:39:59 -0700
Subject: RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT....CONTACT MR.RUSSELL KAHN IMMEDIATELY...

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF)
OFFICE NO IN NIGERIA: 23 ADEBOYE ST,APAPA LAGOS.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

This is to inform you of your Long overdue Payment outstanding our Banking records . Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$15.000,000 million (Fifteen Million United State dollars) and it has been approved.However we received an email from one Mr.Kennedy Franklin who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last four months back.He has also submitted his account information and agree to pay for the approval slip fee which is $350 UNITED STATE DOLLARS to the office department for transfer of the fund to him as your inheritor.We have a secret picture we snapped him.

We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not.Please,confirm response immediately before our action release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out.

Upon this,i request you send your full personal information as soon as possible to enable this department finalize the transfer of the fund release to your nominated foreign Bank Account. This department needs the following informations from you urgently.

1.Full Names ..........
2.Telephone Or Fax Number..........
3.Contact Address..........
4.Age..........
5.Bank Name.......
6.Occupation..........
7.Sex..........
8.Driver's License.......

All response should be forwarded to: mr.russellkahn.office2010@gmail.com for further
processing.

REGARDS,

MR.RUSSELL KAHN
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS.
CALL ME: +234-708-395-000-8

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