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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: "charles peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.charlespeterson@imf-diplomaticcourierservice.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 14:57:37 +0530
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX027 (UNITED STATE OF AMERICA)
WEBSITE: www.imf.org


IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT


ATTN: sir/madam,


I am Mr. Robert B Zo? lick, The World Bank President. This message is based on the meeting which the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) held in New York UNITED STATE OF AMERICA on 25th of May 2011 regarding your expenses which you made for failed Transactions like Contract Fund, bank transfer, Lottery Fund transfer and inheritance fund. According to the International Monetary Fund’s Agency (I.M.F), they discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Banks And Legal Attorneys who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, and we want to use this opportunity to inform you that some of this fraudsters has been curbed and their account has been also frozen, regarding to the meeting the UN, EU, AU held, all the money that was recovered from their account must be used to compensate the victims. This is to fight crime and corruptions.


Note: You are advised to contact the FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER IN UNITED STAT DIPLOMATIC EMBASSY set up for this payment by WORLD BANK with your correct contact details below. And also be informed that the amount to be paid to you through A CONSIGNMENT TRUNK MODE OF PAYMENT WORTH is $4,700,000.00 USD. Meanwhile, FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER IN UNITED STATE OF AMERICA {FPCC} has received your payment authority/irrevocable release/unconditional payments guarantee by the executive directors of United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) to pay you off this $4,700,000.00 USD. You are therefore advice to contact the fiduciary agent who is in charge to direct you whom to contact for the release of the Consignment with the below contact details:


CONTACT PERSON: CHARLES PETERSON
EMAIL: mr.charlespeterson@imf-diplomaticcourierservice.com
Telephone Number: +13153520114


The Delivery Schedule of your fund has been arranged and would be dispatched to your destination as soon as we hear from you today.


Write them a mail immediately. Contact CHARLES PETERSON, and also send the following information as stated below to him:


1. YOUR FULL NAMES……………...........................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS………….............................
3. PHONE NUMBER & FAX NUMBER……….....
4. YOUR OCCUPATION…………….. .....................
5. COUNTRY NAME: ………………........................
6. AGE:...........................................................................
7. SEX:............................................................................
8. MARITAL STATUS: ................................................
9. WON BEFORE: ................................................
10. EMAIL ADDRESS: ...........................................


It is very important that you contact Mr CHARLES PETERSON Immediately and start on the process to claim your CONSIGNMENT TRUNK seal award compensated, Foreign Remittance Department through email for urgent Payment delivery. Congratulations in Advance.


Mr. Robert B Zo? lick.
(President World Bank)


CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
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This E-MAIL may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by email with the E-MAIL, listedabove to arrange for the destruction or return of the original document to us. Thank you, © 2011 United Nations and U.S Government.

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