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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unwbkonline@yeah.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:23:27 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY!!!01


YOUR PAYMENT IS READY

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

Dear Sir/Madam,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: CF&SC/02354 $2.5 USD USD.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) in conjunction with the WORLD BANK GROUP to pay you as one of the scam victims. Your email address was listed among those who were scammed by some gang of hoodlums. Hence the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) in conjunction with the WORLD BANK GROUP has approved the sum of $2.5 USD (Two Million FiveHundred Thousand US Dollars) to be paid to you as part of it fiscal year budget to pay all scam victims.

Therefore you are advised to get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $2.5USD Million Dollars through the World Bank Group. To file for your claim, you are required to provide us with the below listed information.

1. Full Name
2. Contact Address
3. Phone and Fax Number
4. Nationality
5. Sex
6. Your Age
7. Marital Status
8. Occupation

SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: CF&SC/02354 $2.5 USD .

You are advise to forward your details to me as to enable us proceed and pay your compensation fund to you,such as your name,address,phone numbers,and country of origin as listed above .

Yours Faithfully,


Mr Gerard Bonnie
E-MAIL: unwbkonline@yeah.net
International Online Co-coordinator.Copyright 2010

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