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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-account-service-us <rjake8744@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: payment.unit.atm.ngozi.aweala@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 09:03:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: 2011 IS YOUR YEAR TAKE IT.


                            IMF WORLD REGULATORY OFFICE
                              INTERNATIONAL FUNDS REGULATORY AUTHORITY










                             
INTER-CONTINENTAL DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPT.  
 



































FROM THE DESK OF: HONORABLE   MRS. BASHIRU AMAKA.  DIRECTOR; IMF World Regulatory Office.













































ATTENTION:PROVISION OF AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM CERTIFICATE FOR LEGAL COVER/ PROTECTION OF US$15.5M IN FAVOR  OF   YOU 














































ON
RESUMPTION OF THE NEW-YEAR 2011 A SERIOUS AND LENGTHY
MEETING WAS HELD TODAY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON YOUR BEHALF AND IT
WAS
DECIDED IN YOUR OWN FAVOR AND BEST INTEREST TO REDUCE ALL REQUIRED
PAYMENT FOR
THE CLEARANCE AND AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM CERTIFICATE FOR YOUR OVER DUE
TRANSFER WORTH $15.5 MILLION TO ONLY THE SUM OF $80  SO THAT YOU CAN
MEET UP WITH THE
PAYMENT SO THAT YOUR TRANSFER CAN BE EFFECTED AND RELEASED TO YOU INTO
ANY BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE EVER IN THE WORLD THAT YOU CHOOSE.







































PLEASE

YOU ARE GIVEN ONLY 24HOURS TO DO THIS PAYMENT SO WE CAN CLEAR,RELEASE
AND EFFECT YOUR FUND WORTH $15.5M US IN OUR CARE TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT OF
YOUR CHOICE SO WE ADVICE YOU TO PAY THE $80
THROUGH THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER TO THE BELOW INFORMATION AND SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO ME










 
RECEIVERS NAME: SAMSON OBIRECEIVERS ADDRESS: LAGOS STATE / NIGERIA




































SENDERS NAME:














































SENDERS ADDRESS:














































TEXT QUESTION: MY 2011
TEXT ANSWER: IS WELL
AMOUNT: $80













































M.T.C.N NUMBER:














































 
PLEASE GO AND SEND IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEND TO ME THE PAYMENT DETAILS IMMEDIATELY.


















































































ONCE
YOU PAY THE FEE NOW AS ADVISED YOU ABOVE BE REST ASSURED THAT YOU WILL
NEVER REGRET PAYING THE FEE  THIS IS A
PROMISE TO YOU AFTER ALL YOUR PAINS IN THE PAST.




































 



































WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU AS OUR WORD IS OUR BOND TO YOU.




































CONFIRM
THE RECEIPT OF THIS E-MAIL BY YOU IMMEDIATELY AND BE REST ASSURED THAT
YOU WILL BE SMILING TO YOUR BANK ONCE YOU COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE
DIRECTIVES NOW.

RESPOND BACK IMMEDIATELY.


MRS. BASHIRU AMAKA.



































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