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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 Fund <ofiifile@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: International Monetary Fund <diamond00@vf.vc>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:18:22 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)


  



International Monetary Fund

(IMF) Africa Regional Office.
 Resident Representative Office in
Benin.
FROM
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE
BENIN


Congratulations,


The
IMF  , hereby receives your payment with reference number EA2948-910.
amounting to US$2.4 ( Two million, four hundred thousand dollars only)

This
council was set up to fight against scam and fraudulent activities
worldwide, responsible for investigating the legitimacy of unpaid
contract, inheritance and lotto winning claims by companies and
individuals and directs the paying authorities worldwide to make
immediate payment of verified claims to the beneficiaries without
further delay, your said payment was deposited with DIAMOND BANK PLC
BENIN REPUBLIC and you will gain online access for you to access and
transfer your funds through internet banking , we also confirmed that
you have met all statutory requirements in respect of your pending
payment except that you have to change the name on the account which we
opened for you with your funds, presently the name on the account is
IMF  so you need to change it to your name..

This important
notice is to let you know that your payment is ready to be moved by
DIAMOND BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC Online banking transfer system where the
account was opened.

All you are to do now is to contact Diamond
Bank for your online account in formations so that you can Logon to the
account to confirm the availability of your funds then after that you
will have to change the name on the account to your own personal name
because the name we used in opening the account for you is IMF . Please
note you will not be able to transfer your funds until you change the
name on the account so you are to contact Diamond bank with your
information’s as needed below.

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Home Address:    
(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile
(4) Company Name  
(5) Bank Name:
(6)Country
Here
are the contact details of Diamond Bank which you are to contact
immediately for your online account information's to confirm the
availability
of your funds.

BANK NAME: Diamond Bank Plc .
EMAIL: diamond00@vf.vc

You
have to try to contact them as soon as possible so they can send you
the online account information's as we have already informed them that
you will be contacting them for the request of the account
information's, please do not forget to contact them with your details as
your request might be ignored if your information's is not included to
prove that the message is coming from you.
 
Yours Faithfully,
Abdikarim Mohamed Farah
Director, Special Dutie
 Abdikarim Mohamed
Farah
Resident Representative in Repubic of Benin
E-mail: RR-BEN@imf.org
DIRECT>TELEPHONE +2296886354300
DIRECT.
EMAIL:imfo01@hotmail.com
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(IMF)
AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE
BENIN

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