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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: "JAMES KELVIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <james.kelvin247@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 11:49:10 -0700
Subject: INSTRUCTION OF THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND

( I.M.F ) Head Office
Senior Resident Representative
REF:-XVGNN82010


Attention; Fund Beneficiary,

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. James kelvin, 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. We have decided
to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your
transaction here in America as Mr Donald J Trump has given me the
permission.

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 off from
your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in
charge of your payment. Your name appeared in our payment schedule
list of beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this first
quarter payment of the year because we only transfer fund twice in a
year according to our banking regulation. We apologize for the delay
of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and
attention to our office payment accordingly.

Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House
Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632
Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit
Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex
confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$ 10.7 Million. Having
received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now
to received and confirm your payment with the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) American Region immediately within the next 24hrs. We
assure you that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my
directives and instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE
CODE IS: 601. Please, any time you receive a mail with the name
Mr.Edwin Mora, check if there is CODE (601) if the code is not
written, please delete the massage from your box!

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 (prof.andrew_williams20@live.com) with immediate effect and we
shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

Regards,

James Kelvin (I.M.F).

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