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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 LONDON" <infoservice@imf.com>
Reply-To: dnldcarrington@aol.com
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:16:58 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: DID YOU APPOINT DR. RAJEEV KUMAR TO CLAIM YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(London Office),
18 Victoria Street London
SW1H 0NN United Kingdom.

Dear Beneficiary,
Payment Ref: IMF/WFSA-20111-12.

This Notice is brought to you from IMF World Fund Discovery Management and
Payment Bureau newly invented by the World Financial Service Authority,
this body was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to
governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment and
International Social Securities, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize
Awards as well as health Insurance and compensation payment for the year
2011.

It will interest you to know that we have discovered an outstanding unpaid
sum of TEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($10,800,000.00 USD) on a file in favor of your name has been given to
this body to ensure that this fund gets to you without any delay, We also
want to bring to your notice that there is presently a counter claims on
your compensation funds valued $10,800,000.00 USD by one Dr. Rajeev Kumar,
who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even
claimed that you entered into an agreement with him to help you in
receiving your fund, so here here comes a question you need to answer
immediately your Inheritance fund is released in favor of Dr. Rajeev
Kumar.

Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of (Dr. Rajeev Kumar) thereby
making him your Trustee and Next of kin to receive your fund on your
behalf and Dr. Rajeev Kumar has also given us a scanned Copy Of his
United States International Passport and Bank Account information for a
quick transfer of your fund while we are still waiting for you to
urgently confirm Dr. Rajeev Kumar's claims because if we do not hear from
you within the next few Working days from today, we will honor Dr. Rajeev
Kumar a rightful owner of the approved $10,800,000.00 USD.

In case you did not appoint Dr. Rajeev Kumar and you want to take
advantage of your overdue compensation/contract payment, you are advised
to urgently confirm to this office with the information as requested
below so that we will be able process the final release of your fund to
your respected account in your country accordingly to avoid false claim.

1. Your Full Name _________________
2. Your Home Address: _____________
3. Your Home Telephone___________
4. Your Mobile Phone_______________
5. Fax Number: ___________________
6. Your Age and Sex_______________
7. Your Occupation_________________
8. Your Alternative E-mail Address__________
9. Your Nationality___________________


We are waiting for your urgent confirmation and we want you to provide us
with the above mentioned information so that we can process a swift
transfer of your Inheritance fund to your designated bank as you shall
advice us while we advised you to please keep every information here
restrict confidential until your finally receive your fund just to avoid
false claim of your fund.

Please we also advised you to inform us if you have been dealing with
persons or organization regarding your Inheritance fund so that we can
investigate your transaction immediately and have your fund successfully
transferred to your existing account in your country.


Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
Sir. Donald Carrington
IMF World Fund Discovery And Payment Bureau.








































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