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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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Fraud email example:

From: "officefile898@ono.com" <officefile898@ono.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:46:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY FRIEND

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
1900 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW,
WASHINGTON,
DC, 20431
WORLD BANK GROUP
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA


Dear Beneficiary,



IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES
US$2.5 MILLION.

To introduce our office, we are the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) From United State of America and we are operating
up to 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation,
secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote
high employment and
sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty
around the world.

We the IMF has appointed out to investigate and
finalize all the banks that’s processing online funds transactions
and to release the unnecessary holding on payments, recommended and
approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that you are among of the people their payment
is unnecessarily holding payment by the corrupt officials of the Bank
who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.


Therefore, you are being legally contacted regarding the release of
your long awaited and overdue fund. After a detailed review of your
file, the IMF has mandated that the sum stated below should be released
immediately.
The sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred and
Thousand United States Dollars) and the balance of your fund will be
depositing to the Burkina Faso, Government treasury box account hence
they are facing financial situation.

It was Resolved and Agreed
upon that your Inheritance Fund would be released on a special
method of payment , which tag Name Reads INTER VISA ATM CREDIT CARD ,
This method of payment is designed by us to avert fraud
perpetration .

To forestall this, security for your funds was
organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) ATM
CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your
funds in the ATM CARD. We will monitor this payment ourselves to
avoid, meanwhile,we have directed your fund to our cooperating bank
in Africa, to handle the process and delivery the ATM CARD to you.
You
are therefore advice to contact below United Bank for Africa-Africa's
Global Bank (ECO),

Mrs. Madeline Lawrance
Director ATM Payment
Department
(United Bank for Africa ECO)
Email Address:
ecobankbfeco@mail333.com
Direct Office Tel N°: 0022664701314

Contact
the Eco Bank immediately for the delivery of your ATM Card. As
soon as
you establish your contact to them, an ATM card will be issued
to you
immediately which you can use to withdraw your funds in any
Bank ATM
Machine in your Country, and the maximum to withdrew per day
$5000.00.


1. Your Full Name:
2. Address :
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5.
Telephone Numbers:
6. Country:


NOTE: You are advised to furnish Eco
Bank with your correct and valid
details. We expect your urgent
response to this email to enable us
monitor this payment effectively
thereby making contact with the bank
as directed to avoid further
delay.

To liberate voluntary funds will assist and inclusive growth
and
reduce poverty in worldwide, strengthening public financial

management.

contact us through this pravect email(mrmarshia@pop3.ru)


Congratulations.
MR.Frank Marshia,
EXECUTIVE -GENERAL ,
IMF
INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT,
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

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