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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cooperativegroup@mail2finance.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:59:58 -0500
Subject: ,CONFIDENTIAL ALERT

We the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Investigation Bureau Washington,DC in conjunction with other relevant Investigation agencies ,we
wish to inform you that we recently received several reports through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have a transaction in
Africa which wasn't accomplished after series of process and required procedures.

Consequently we finally scheduled the dispatch of your funds to the Cooperative Bank United Kingdom for easy transfer of this funds to your
account without hitches, this decision was made due to the rate of corruption and scam reports perpetrated by Individuals, Offices and
Government, therefore your funds was ordered to be moved or transferred to United Kingdom immediately.

The transfer of the fund to Cooperative Bank United Kingdom was successfully executed this morning and we just received a confirmation from
the Cooperative Bank United Kingdom that the fund valued the sum of £3,336,327.00 (Three Million, Three Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand, Three
Hundred Twenty Seven Pounds Sterling) was received by the Bank Management, therefore we are official contacting you in this regard letting you know
that your funds are presently at Cooperative Bank United Kingdom.

Therefore you are advised to contact them immediately with the information outlined below: Cooperative Bank United Kingdom Contact Person: Mr. Mike
Walker Phone: +44704 573 3692
E-mail: cooperativegroup@mail2finance.com

Furthermore, you are expecting to Identify your self with this code of conduct (CO90991031), this code was given by the General Manager of the
Bank this morning for verification or easy identification so you must use it include your email. You will be recognized as soon as you send this
code, your full name and address to the bank's email address stated above,you can also contact any of their telephone numbers stated above.

Finally, you are advised to completely terminated all your conversation or correspondent with any other individual, authority or office in Africa who
claims to be in custody of your funds because your funds was official transferred to United Kingdom this morning under our instructions. You
completely quit all conversations with any other individual or group except the Cooperative Bank United Kingdom. Comply with all their instruction and
direction accordingly and they will transfer your funds without any delay,according to their General Manager you are not going to pay any
charge for this transfer therefore adhere to their instruction to enable them serve your fervently.

Yours sincerely
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Investigation Bureau Washington, DC

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