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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 FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfclaimdesk@live.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 07:10:38 -0600
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
SWIFT: IMFDUS3WXXX
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 Jose Manuel Barroso, The International Monetary Fund's (I.M.F) President. This message is based on the meeting which the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) African Union (AU) and Asia Union (AU) held in New York UNITED STATE OF AMERICA on 27th 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 Funds 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, 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 STATE DIPLOMATIC EMBASSY to 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 TRANSFER 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) African Union (AU) and Asia 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 FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER
MR SMITH FEGO
EMAIL: imfclaimdesk@live.com
Telephone Number: +13153520114
 
 
 
The Bank to Bank Wire Transfer Schedule of your fund has been arranged and would be transferred to your local bank as soon as MR SMITH FEGO hears from you.
 
 
 
Write them a mail immediately. Contact SMITH FEGO, 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 Smith Fego Immediately and start on the process to claim your TRANSFER compensated award, Foreign Remittance Department through email for urgent Payment transfer. Congratulations in Advance.
 
 
 
Mr Jose Manuel Barroso.
International Monetary Fund
700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20431.
 
 
 
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, listed above 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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