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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. Okay ABBA" <xx@yy>
Reply-To: Okay2022@bk.ru
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 05:14:59 -0800
Subject: Attention please31.142,



Attention please,

I hereby inform you that the office of internal audit and investigations ha=
s conducted an audit recently in accordance with International Standards on=
Auditing.. And during our recent audit we discovered unclaimed funds which=
has been approved in your favor but still unpaid. We were meant to underst=
and from our findings that your payment is being unnecessarily delayed by P=
ayoneers. We certainly do apologize for any inconvenience that this may hav=
e caused.
Based on the record in our computer database, after we have verified your p=
ayment file your outstanding payment including accrued interest payable, is=
$21,739,800 [Twenty one million, seven hundred and thirty nine thousand, e=
ight hundred US dollars] only.

It gives me an immense pleasure to inform you that consequent upon ceaseles=
s and sincere efforts of our visionary, Chief Economist of IMF, Ms. Kristal=
ina Georgieva, the Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board ha=
s approved the payment and issued a Cashier Check valued at ($21,739,800) i=
n your name. All you need to receive your entire funds in a cashier=2019s c=
heck is (Notarized Claimant Affidavit) from International Court of Justice =
for the release of this sum of money to you as the sole beneficiary, which =
is a laid down procedure in the financial institution for a situation like =
this and it is a basic requirement for you to successfully claim the funds.

We're working harder than ever to help people move money quickly, reliably =
and more efficiently across borders and around the globe. We usually ship o=
ut items to recipients given address in 1 - 2 business days once we confirm=
your payment, at the same time, we will email a new invoice to you with th=
e tracking number, you will be tracking your parcel online in 48 hours till=
you received it. I urge you to commit your time, sincerity and confront yo=
urself as the sole beneficiary with the necessary details needed to ensure =
your claim goes out smoothly. I am so confident that you will be satisfied =
with the service we provide.

Respectfully submitted,

Mr. Okay ABBA
Secretary, African Department, IMF
( Okay8080@inbox.ru )=20

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