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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: john porter <office_imf333@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:42:05 -0400
Subject: VERY URGENT


INTERNATIONAL MONETORY FUND
ANT-MONEY LAUNDERING AND
COMBATING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
Tel. 234-708-219-6153

REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS; office_imf333@yahoo.com

Sir,

If, I may be allow introducing myself very briefly and taking up as little of your available time as possible.
I am Mr John M. Porter, from zimbabwe working with international monetory fund as director investigation department here in Nigeria. THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT FILE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO MY OFFICE BY THE CHAIRMAN [FACT FINDING & INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE] FOR IMMDIATE VERIFICATION OF YOUR CONTRACT FUND WITH PAYMENT FILE CODE;CBN/FMF/MSC/02213/2007. ON THIS AMOUNT $25.5M
AFTER DUE VERIFICATION/INVESTIGATION EXERCISE,I FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE A CONTRACT PAYMENT INVOLVING $25.5M TO BE CLAIM FROM THE GOVERNMENT of NIGERIA .After meeting helded with the FOREIGN DEBT FUND
SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE CBN,The presidency and our office INTERNATIONAL MONETORY FUND (IMF) AM DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS PANEL ,WHICH JUST CONCLUDED IT'S SEATING TODAY IN ABUJA JUST RELEASED YOUR NAME AMONGST BENEFICIARIES THAT HAS NOT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT AND THIS TIME IT WILL BE PAID TO YOU
DID YOU AUTHORISED ONE MR.CLAUDE ? WHO PRESENTATED DOCUMENT OF CLAIM PURPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT OF $25.5MILLION USD ONLY?. PLEASE RECONFIRM BACK TO ME TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS YOUR PAYMENT
IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFFERED (BASED ON URGENT INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM THE WORLD BANK). When reconfirming to me about the document presented by Mr claude, do not forget to include the under mentioned document.

1) NON RESIDENT CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE
2) CONTRACT IDENTIFICATION BATCH CODE NUMBER.
3) CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL MANDAMUS.

Could you please reconfirm to me the above mentioned documents to enable me reconfirm as the owner of the fund to avoid transfering the fund into a wrong account. as the instruction has been given to us from the world bank.
TO THAT EFFECT, YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL OR FAX CONCERNING YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIM TO BE YOUR AGENT AS YOUR FUND IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERED IMMEDIATELY BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THIS OFFICE.
YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO YOUR FUND.THIS IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.#.(000999/CBN/7535/2007.) FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR FUND . ANY MAIL OR FAXES WITH OUT YOUR PAYMENT NUMBERS AS STATED ABOVE ,SHOULD BE DISREGARDED IMMEDIATELY.
LASTLY,YOU ARE DIRECTED AND ADVISED TO RECONFIRM YOUR BANK INFORMATIONS INCLUDING YOUR TELE PHONE NUMBERS TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS URGENCY REQUIRED .
REGARDS,

Mr John M. Porter
Director investigation department
international monetory fund
BE INFORMED THAT ALL YOUR REPLY WILL BE CHANNEL THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS;office_imf333@yahoo.com

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