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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: "franco dav" <davf99@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:17:18 -0700
Subject: Your Long overdue Payment from (IMF) office?


INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
DEPT: WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION AGENCIES.
ADVISE: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Direct Contact Tel:+44
<http://uk.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ipforum@skynet.be> Please
Reply Me in This Direct email
mrdavfranco@yahoo.co.uk<http://uk.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrdavfranco@yahoo.co.uk>

Attn: Beneficiarry,

I saw your email ( in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid
contractors, inheritance next of kin lotto a t m card barristers
.beneficiaries that was originated from Africa, Europe ,Asia Plus Middle
east, Americans ) among the list of individuals and companies that your
unpaid fund has been located to the diplomatic company.( HGC DIPLOMATIC
FINANCE SERVICES, LONDON UK. ) OF YOUR PAYMENT.

Your email appeared among the beneficiaries, who will receive a ther
-payment of your contractual sum and has been approved already for months.
You are requested to get back to me for more direction and instruction on
how to receive your fund. However, we received an email from one mr joe
williams who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car
accident last week. He has also submitted us for is fund to him including
his International passport, and before you died, you instructed him to come
for the claim of your funds in the tune of .US$.U$ 18 Million (EIGTHEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)that was to be paid to you by the .( HGC
DIPLOMATIC FINANCE SERVICES, LONDON UK.)

we want to hear from you before we can deliver the funds to him.we want to
confirm if you are dead or not mr joe williams is claiming to us that you
were dead and have instructed he to make a change of ownership to your funds
before your death,thereby providing us with is information to deliver the
funds to him.He has also submitted us for is fund to him including his
International passport and $20.000 thousand dollars for the relis of the
funds to him. and this is the home address him send to us for the fund to
him.


USA
WACHOVIA, Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Address : 2001 58th Avenue, Fl. 32966
Contactperson: Shawn Sullivan
Tel. 1-772 778 6138 Fax. 1-772 778 6091
IBAN: 1010115104563
SWIFT/BIC = P N B P U S 3 3



Once again, I apologize to you on behalf of IMF (International Monetary
Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in
the system had been long overdue.Please recomfirm to me immediately if you
have authorised for the deliver of your fund.This payment will be through
the DEPLOMANTIC.

i)Did you authorize mr joe williams to come for your claim?

ii) Are you truly dead?

We wait for your urgent response today.

Yours Faithfully,
MR DAVID FRANCO,

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