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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: "Don Carlos Hernandez" <united.fmr1@1email.eu>
Reply-To: <united.fmr@zeichen.ws>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:15:14 +0200
Subject: Compensation

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
European Cooperate Representative Office
Ministerio De Hacienda Espana
C/ San Juan, # 10, 28091 Madrid Spain
Don Carlos Hernandez, Senior Resident Representative
Dear Beneficiary,
We the International Monetary Fund (IMF) European co-operate Office have received
all the overdue outstanding payments owed to the following:firms, contractors,
inheritance next of kin and lottery beneficiaries that was originated from
Africa, Europe, Americans, Asia, including Middle East. Among the list are
individuals and companies that their unpaid funds have been located to our
authorized official paying bank,
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of
$500,000.OO Five Hudred Thousand and has been approved already as concluded by the (IMF) Chapter
based on the agreement reached by the European Union and the World Bank Audit
Unit and United Nations Policy Maker Unit under World Bank payment constitution
and the World Economic Development Forum Annual Meeting held in Spain to erase
debt of up to $3.5billion owed by European banks and other several international
banks world wide as it has been backed by one of the main international lenders
IMF (International Monetary Fund) through Debt Relief and Settlement Package.
This effort is to help tackle world financial crisis which resulted in global
rescissions in the entire world financial system since the European Economic
have a great remarks in growth statistics shows.
You are requested to get back to this office for verification and immediate
approval of your fund release.
Any kind of your dealing with any individuals / institution may cause
irregularities and complications on your payment file as it will be indicated by
our technical experts in respect to your entire payment requirements which have
just been duly rectified. Meanwhile, we have been informed that you are still
dealing with impostors and unaccredited officials in the bank. Such acts must
stop for security reasons if you wish to receive your payment, hence we have
decided to bring a solution to your problems
send us your datas informtion as follow : united.fmr@zeichen.ws
Your full name
Your current postal address
Your phone/ fax number
Total amount expecting
Photocopy of your passport
Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to us the total sum you are
expecting and for your information, you have to stop any further communication
with any institution or office until you receive your payment.
This development is as result of the effort made by World Bank, the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) European Central Bank / the European Council
to this relief and any negligence and undermining of this message may result
confiscation of your awaiting Outstanding Fund
We await your urgent response
Don Carlos Hernandez
Senior Resident Representative.

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