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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 <imfmonetaryfund2014@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 13:09:16 +0100
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 LAGOS STATE,
Abuja Nigeria.
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=275
http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/dl.htm
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/officers.htm
Email (Mr.David_Lipton10@outlook.com)

TELE +234-7062277219

INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

ATTENTION:

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.

I am Mr David Lipton a highly placed official of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). It

may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so
many correspondences on

the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and
Courier Companies/

Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk and we have
decided to put a stop to

that and 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 in contact with you of
late have been

instructed to back up from your transaction and you have been advised
NOT to respond to them

anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment..


The most annoying thing is that the bad officials wont tell you the
truth that on no account

will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow you spend
money unnecessarily, I

do not intend to work here all the 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 SCAM ED 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
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. Respond

to this e-mail on(www_.imfmonetaryfund2014@outlook.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
Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so that you will be
given an immediate

response: Direct Hotline: EMAIL (Mr.David_Lipton10@outlook.com )

YOURS SINCERELY,
MR David Lipton.
TELE +234-8052326888

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