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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: "Mr. James Amsterdam" <hannelieswart2000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfofficefil1976@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 19:31:20 +0800
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND UNIT BENIN

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND UNIT BENIN.
Senior Resident Representative Payment
9 Hon. Justice Balakin Avenue. Cotonou Benin Republic.
Telephone Number: +22996344184
Officer In charge Of Foreign Inheritance Payment
Mr. James Amsterdam (SAN).

Attention: Please,

A  power of attorney  was forwarded to our office this morning by one gentle man, one  

he is an American  national and His Name is  Mr Gerald N. Samaroo, This man claimed to

be your representative and this power of attorney stated that you are dead, he brought

an account to replace your information in other to claim your fund of $8,500.000.00

(Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) which is now lying in a dormant account

UNCLAIMED, below is the Address he have submitted:

FULL NAME: Gerald N. Samaroo
FULL ADDRESS:: 7111-142 Ave N, # 107, Largo, Florida 33771, U.S.A.
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER: 920.212.6563
OCCUPATION:TRANSPORTS:  Retired Accountant
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:: Married, 72 Years
Bank Account.city bank
                account# / 6503809428.
                Routing/122006743,
                address 1076 peter Johnson Road, largo Florida.

Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died

of a throat cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to confirm the truth in this

information, If you are still alive, You are to contact us back immediately, Because we

work 24 hrs just to ensure that we monitor all the activities going on in regards to the

transfer of beneficiaries inheritance and contract payment.

You are to call this office immediately for clarifications on this matter as we shall be

available 24 hrs to speak with you and give you the necessary guidelines on how to

ensure that your payment is wired to you immediately and also be informed that any

further delay from your side could be dangerous, as we will not be held responsible for

any wrong payment.

So kindly contact us urgently if you are Alive as we have his identification and

residence he provided for this payment to be wired to his account. N/B Note that you

will required to pay the IMF payment Release Bound administrative charge of $155.00us

dollars for file endorsement processing charge.

Here is the information you are required to send via email for us to check up with the

data's we have in our central computer.
(1) Full Name.............
(2) Country/State/ City Name.............
(3) Delivery Address.........
(4) Occupation.............
(5) Sex..................
(6) Age.................
(7) Telephone Number...........
(8) A Cope of Your Passport/ Drivers Licenses........................

Contact Person
Mr. James Amsterdam (SAN).
Telephone Number: +229 96344184
E-mail Address:(imfofficefil1976@gmail.com)

As soon as you provide the information above, we will direct you on how to send the file

endorsement processing charge of $155.00us dollars via western union or money gram.

Thank You.
Mr. James Amsterdam (ESQ).
Chief IMF Payment Audit
International Monetary Funds
Senior Representative Payment Office
Cotonou Benin Republic.

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