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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: "I.M.F OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfmanetaryfund23@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 13:00:29 -0700
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 LAGOS STATE,
Abuja Nigeria
Email (imfmanetaryfund23@hotmail.com)
TELE +234-8085775418


INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND


ATTENTION:


This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of
agreat help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have
beenexperiencing in getting your long over due payment due to
excessivedemand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and
CourierCompanies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.



I am Mr John Lee a highly placed official of the International Monetary
Fund(IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our
officeby so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you
aretreated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across
Europeto Africa and Asia /London Uk and we have decided to put a stop to
thatand that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in
Nigeria.


All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance
Companies,Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been

incontact with you of late have been instructed to back up from
yourtransaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymoresince the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment..


The most annoying thing is that the bad officials wont tell you the
truththat on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead
theyallow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here
allthe days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify
me of my security.


I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know the statues
of your funds and cause for the delay, Please this is like a Mafia setting
in Nigeria, you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian.
Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your
funds that i managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.



PLEASE CHECK AMOUNG THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO HAVE
SCAMED YOU, IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.



1) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN)
2) Senator David Mark
3) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN)
4) John Rob(Barclays bank plc)
5) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc)
6) Ronald Franklin
7) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
9) Mr. Mike Jombo
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
10) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
(11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members
12) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili


You are here by advised NOT to remit further payment to any
institutionswith respect to your transaction as your fund will be
transferred toyou directly from our source.


I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your
own risk. Respond to this e-mail on(imfmanetaryfund23@hotmail.com) with
immediate
effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be
released.


Reconfirm the information bellow :



1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular.....................Fax:..
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card


Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so that you will be given
animmediate response: Direct Hotline: EMAIL (imfmanetaryfund23@hotmail.com)


YOURS SINCERELY,
MR JOHN LEE.
TELE +234-8085775418


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