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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: "From Mr. Ogbuevi Mohammed" <infolee@usa.org>
Reply-To: dhlcourierdepartment@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:53:19 +0100
Subject: RE: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

OFFICIAL LETTER FROM INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUNDS IMF
Deputy Division Mr. Tokubor Mustafa, Financial and Administrative
Systems at International Monetary Fund
Email: ( imfinternationalmonetaryfundunit@protonmail.com )


IMF SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY;

International Monitoring Funds IMF.Writes Through our
intelligence-monitoring network and discovered that the transaction
that the bank contacted you previously was legal. Recently the fund
has been legally approved to be paid to you via Uba Bank of Nigeria
Plc/Central Bank (CBN)

So, we the International Monitoring Funds IMF, in conjunction with the
United Nations and ECOWAS Financial Monitoring Unit (UN) financial
department have investigated through our monitoring network and
confirmed that your transaction with the Uba Bank of Nigeria Plc/CB is
legal. You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction to
claim your fund US$1,500,000.00 (One million Five Hundred
Thousand united states dollars).

Because of so much scam going on in Nigeria, Africa and other West
Africa Countries. We the International Monitoring Funds IMF as a body
decided to contact the DHL Courier Service Company in Nigeria. for
them to give us their procedures on how to sent this money to you
without any further complain or delay. Because We just got an
information from the Uba Bank of Nigeria Plc. that they have loaded
your US$19.700,000.00 in ATM MASTER CARD with maximum withdrawal of
$140,000,00 PER DAY and the CARD will be submitted to the DHL courier
service company for immediate delivery to your doorstep.

You are required to choose one option, which you will be able to pay
and also convenient for you, for quick delivery of your parcel
containing your ATM CARD and other two original back up documents.
Then contact DHL directly to email Address or via phone,

Contact Person; Director General; Rev.Mrs Linda Brown.
Contact E-MAIL; (dhlcourierdepartment@outlook.com )
Contact Phone; +234_70-8222-4515


Service Type | Delivery Duration | Charges/Fees

Premium Express (24hrs Delivery)
Mailing $147.00 00.00
Insurance $90.00 00.00
Vat $110.00 00.00
TOTAL $347.00
$347(Three Hundred and Fourth Seven US Dollars Only).

?????????? ?????????? ???.
Special Express (2 Days)
Mailing $111.00 00.00
Insurance $90.00 00.00
Vat $80.00 00.00
TOTAL $281.00 00.00
$281(TW0 Hundred and Eighty One US Dollars Only).

Economy Express (3Days)
Mailing $60.00 00.00
Insurance$?90.00 00.00
Vat (5%) $40.00 00.00
TOTAL $190.00 00.00
$190(One Hundred and Ninety US Dollars Only).

You are hereby required to advice us, on your parcel delivery option
by filling in the required form stated Below. Please note that the
deadline for claiming your fund is exactly one week after the receipt
of this email. After this period, your fund will be return back to the
ordering costumer. That is the instruction given to us .So take note.

We request that you reconfirm your mailing address to ensure
conformity with our record for immediate dispatch of your parcel to
you. Only valid residential/ Office address and postal address are
certified OK.

DELIVERY DESTINATION INFORMATION:

YOUR FULL NAME ____
YOUR ADDRESS____
YOUR AGE______
YOUR CITY_______
YOUR STATE_____
YOUR HOME PHONE_______
YOUR CELL PHONE_____


Delivery Information/ Parcel Description

Thanks and Regards

Deputy Division Mr. Ogbuevi Mohammed,
Financial and Administrative Systems
at International Monetary Fund Nigeria
Email: ( imfinternationalmonetaryfundunit@protonmail.com )
Contact Phone; +234_81-22-333-795

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