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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<info@usa.org>
Reply-To: mrwaynecollins00@hotmail.com
Date: 20 Mar 2017 20:56:58 +0000
Subject: FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington,
District of Columbia,
(PABX): 1-8722404312/1-4813300099/163/147/155
Phone/FAX: +1-872-240-4312
HEAD OFFICE EMAIL: USContacts@imf.org.
United State of America.


Good Day?

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.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF). It may interest you to know
that reports have reached our office by so many correspondence
on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various
Banks and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and
we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why i was
appointed to handle your transaction.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, 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.

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any
institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will
be Transfered 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 (mrwaynecollins00@hotmail.com) with
immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how
your fund will be released. Also call/text(SMS) me as soon as you
send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:

Department Director Name: Mr. Wayne Collins
Email: mrwaynecollins00@hotmail.com
Contact Number: +1-8722404312

Regards,
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
MR. WAYNE COLLINS

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