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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: IMF OFFICE BENIN DE REPUBLIC <office.alart1759@gmail.com>
Reply-To: IMF OFFICE BENIN DE REPUBLIC <george.moore43@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:03:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: IMF COORDINATOR



 A message from (IMF OFFICE BENIN DE REPUBLIC)

 Good day, Dear

The International Monetary Funds, IMF has authorized my office to settle all the foreign debts owed by the Nigerian Government, The IMF foreign policy and currency regulation offered a loan of $23 billion dollars to Benin Republic Government based on the Agreement, But $37 million dollars was mapped out from the foreign Debts to be shared as compensation to the people listed their email address in my record file as scammed people and  UN) united nation head consultant stated clearly that all the looser listed here will receive a compensation of $ 4.300,000.00 dollars each and your own compensation share value total amount of $ 4.300,000.00

So provide your bank account details or your full information for home delivery.

Your Full Name
Your Home Address
Your Direct Cell No
Your Personal Id card copy

Noted: that you are to reconfirm your email address ......... & password .........because you will receive a tracking number via email but we need to access the account and secure it to avoid hijacking your atm pin number and make sure that  no one is operating the account except you, because the pin code will forward to your email address.

USE THIS INFORMATION AND SEND YOUR TRANSFER CHARGE $87 THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY-GRAM TRANSFER OFFICE,

Receiver Name: Stanley Oko
Country: Benin
Republic
City: Cotonou
Text Answer: OK
Text Question: OK

kindly forward all the payment details from transfer office as soon as you do send the transfer fee $87-dollar only.

Regard
Mr. George Moore
IMF COORDINATOR
Cotonou / Benin

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