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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: "IMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ill-biz@o2.pl>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:29:49 -0700
Subject: Notification (IMF)

Attn: Beneficiary The World Bank in conjunction with the federal reserve bank of the United States of America, the international monetary funds (IMf), Hen chen bank of China and the bank of England have closely monitored the 2006-2008 global financial year. Due to the economic global problems of 2008-2009, which affected the world financially and causing termination of banks and other monetary transactions. The above mentioned banks have generated funds from accumulated interest on funds in banks all over the world to pay all individuals and companies worldwide that fall under the category of: * Uncompleted transfers * Funds lost in accounts managed by failed/dissolved banks * Unpaid contract funds * Unclaimed inheritance This is to inform you that, you have been listed as a beneficiary in the first batch scheduled for payment, and a payment file has been created on your behalf: Category I.D: IAUNN section 11 Payment file: ADB/id1033/09. Payment amount: $8.9 MILLION Usd TO COLLECT PAYMENT, EMAIL: Full name: Contact number: Date of birth: Sex: Occupation: Address/ country; Payment file: wbimf/id1033/09. Payment amount: $8.9 MILLION USD TO the head of database unit: Email: ill-biz@o2.pl Contact person: Fred Acker He will direct you immediately to an appointed paying bank.Note that you have been given a transfer security code (TFF 11AU/09), to ensure safe transfer payment of your money. You are required to protect your code at all times. You should also include your transfer code in your subject when sending your mail. We sincerely regret any inconveniences this delay might have caused you, as we are poised to serve you better. Yours faithfully, Sarah Wooden Coordinator.

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