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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: "Swift Credit Card (ATM) £5.6 Million GBP." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrallendiplomat@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:23:53 +0800
Subject: Swift Credit Card (ATM) £5.6 Million GBP.

 
 
IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE TENNESSEE, NEWYORK, USA.
FINANCIAL REMITTANCE/RECOVERY UNIT.
P.O.Box 3100, Tennessee, Newyork.
Suite 5B, Domino Plaza,Kingsport, Tennessee, Newyork, USA.
(Telephone): +191-738-30547/173/174/175
FAX: +191-738-30571
HEAD OFFICE EMAIL: info-imf@imf.org.
                                        mrwayne_collins@yahoo.com
 
Good Day?
 
This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a
great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand
for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies
after which your fund remain unpaid to you.
 
IMF Resident Representative Office Tennessee USA. It may interest you to
know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondence on the
uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier
Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and we have decided to put a
stop to that, that is why i was appointed to handle your transaction here
in United States of America with ease.
 
All Governmental and Non-Governmental parastatal, NGOs, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact
with You of late have been instructed to back up from your transaction and
you have been advised/warned NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF
is now directly in Charge of your payment.
 
You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions
with respect to your transaction as your fund will be Transferred to you
directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to
this instruction is at your own risk, which can also result to breaking
international financial laws or financial crimes.
 
Respond to this e-mail on (mrallendiplomat.com) with immediate
effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be
released as quickly as possible. Also call me as soon as you send the
e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:
 
Departmental Director Name: Mr Wayne Collins
Email: mrallendiplomat.com
Contact Number: +191-738-30547
 
Your Honest and Humble Cooperation Will Be Highly Attended To.
 
Thanks For Working With Us.
 
Warm Regards,
DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTOR.
Mr Wayne Collins

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