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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: DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN <zm226twqoc@testzimbra.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:45:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Very Important To you


nternational Monetary Funds /United Nations
(Controller of Currency Administration).
&
SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE.
700 19TH. ST. WASHINGTON, DC 20431 USA .
OUR Ref: IMF/WADC/USP07.

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOU .

ATTN :

We are pleased to inform you that we are the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Debt Reconciliation Unit newly set up by the United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank . Based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as Cooperate Bodies and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO on the Inability of some Government of different countries in the World,Mostly Africans bank & their Commercial banks and World Lottery Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance/Contract Fund and Winning prize Fund Debts.

After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors UNITED NATIONS, THE WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND WITH THE PRESIDENCIES ), it was resolved and agreed upon that this body world international debt. reconciliation committee will work extensively to ensure that your Contract Payment, Your Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund, or any reason for any debt owned to any forigner will be paid without any hitch and delay through the World Bank and IMF Insurance body.

You are therefore advice to send the below information along with your contact informations as tated below to REV. DR. RUBEN MICHAEL head of review, Internationl Monetary Funds, I.M.F & World Bank Debt Reconciliation representing officer in Cotonou Benin-Republic via this

EMAIL: ( rev_ruben1@live.fr ) .
TELEPHONE: + +229-9882-1371.

1).YOUR FULL NAME.2).YOUR HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS WHERE THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFER OR DELIVER TO YOU .3).YOUR CELL, OFFICE & HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 4).IF POSSIBLE A SCAN COPY OF YOUR ID WITH PICTURE FOR A PHYSICAL RECORGNITION TO AVOID YOUR PÄYMENT TO A WRONG PERSON IN CASE YOU CHOOSE THE FUNDS TO BE DELIVER HAND TO HAND AT YOUR DOORSTEP TO YOU.

Note that on receipt of the above stated informations ,Your Fund will be instantly pay to you since it has alrady been called back by World Bank and IMF from its various point where it has been tied up and your payment will be pay to you on the following options of payment below:

a). Via ATM card payment that you can use to withdraw money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten Thousand dollars per a day. b). Diplomatic cash payment. c) By an international bank draft of your funds amount that can be cashable in any part of the world.

We urgently need the above informations so that we can proceed since time is very much of the essence that we finalise now .As for our arrangement, we the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS the director Rev. Dr. RUBEN MICHAEL promised that your funds on our three above stated mode of payment will leave our Custody immerdiately from the time we receive your go ahead .I am waiting for your urgent response.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively...
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! .

DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, IMF.
WASHINGTON DC , USA.

This email is intended for the above named recipient only. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately, returning all pages to the address above.
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