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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: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AGENCY <internationalmonetaryfunddoc@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:59:07 -1100
Subject: URGENT RESPOND FROM DOUGLAS MILLS ,IMF DIRECTOR GHANA


This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a
great help
to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in
getting your
long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by both
corrupt Bank
officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Mr. Douglas Mills a highly placed official of the International
Monetary Fund
(IMF)It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so
many
correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by
Various Banks
and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and we have decided
to put a
stop to that and that is why i was appointed to handle your transaction here
in
West Africa.All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, NGOs, Finance
Companies,
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact
with you of
late have been instructed to back up from your transaction and you have been
advised
NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of
your payment.

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with
respect
to your transaction as your fund will be transfered to you directly from our
source. I
hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instructions is at your own
risk.*
*You are here by advice to contact Zenith Bank Ghana,Email:
zenithbankghanab@accountant.com<http://us.mc598.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=zenithbankghanab@accountant.com>
** to remit your fund (worth 35 million uNited State Dollars ) to you with
immediate effect
and they shall give you further details on how your fund will be released
into your norminated bank account..

Regards,
Mr. Douglas Mills*

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