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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: "I . M . F OFFICE" <office---imfk@att.net>
Reply-To: imf_imfing@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:15:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 LAGOS STATE,
Abuja Nigeria
Email (imf_imfing@hotmail.com)
TELE +234-8085775418



INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

ATTENTION:

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of agreat help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have beenexperiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessivedemand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and CourierCompanies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.


I am Mr John Lee a highly placed official of the International Monetary Fund(IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our officeby so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you aretreated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europeto Africa and Asia /London Uk and we have decided to put a stop to thatand that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in Nigeria.


All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies,Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been incontact with you of late have been instructed to back up from yourtransaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymoresince the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment..


The most annoying thing is that the bad officials wont tell you the truththat on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead theyallow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here allthe days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security.


I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know the statues of your funds and cause for the delay, Please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian.


Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your funds that i managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.

PLEASE CHECK AMOUNG THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO HAVE SCAMED YOU, IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

1) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN)
2) Senator David Mark
3) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN)
4) John Rob(Barclays bank plc)
5) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc)
6) Ronald Franklin
7) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
9) Mr. Mike Jombo
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
10) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
(11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members
12) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutionswith respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred toyou directly from our source.


I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on(imf_imfing@hotmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

Reconfirm the information bellow
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular.....................Fax:..
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card

AlsoCall me as soon as you receive the letter so that you will be given animmediate response: Direct Hotline: EMAIL (imf_imfing@hotmail.com)

YOURS SINCERELY,
MR JOHN LEE.
TELE +234-8085775418

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