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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& ROBERT MUELLER FBI DIRECTOR <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: info.fbioffice2@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:35:07 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: THE IMF HAS COMPENSATED TEN SCAM VICTIMS GLOBALY.






































International Monetary Fund,
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,

Washington, DC 20431
Telefax: + 1 (206)-338-1698
www.imf.org

                              
                           SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
                                       
------------------------------
-----------------------
 
ATTENTION
BENEFICIARY. 

 
THE IMF 
HAS COMPENSATED TEN SCAM VICTIMS GLOBALY.
 
YOUR  EMAIL
WAS PICKED UP FROM THE TEN LUCKY SELECTED VICTIMS FROM SCAMMERS EMAIL LIST/FRAUD
WEB HOSTINGS.
 
THE
COMPENSATION  SUM  IS $1, 850,000.00
 
THE IMF HAS INSTRUCTED YOU TO CONTACT US BACK  INTERNATIONAL
ACCREDITED COMPENSATION PAYING AGENT FOR IMMEDIATE DAILY TRANSFER OF 
YOUR COMPENSATION OF $1,850,000.00 (ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TRANSFER OF $3, 000 TO YOUR
DESIGNATED ADDRESS.
 
BANK OF
AMERICA  MONEY GRAM WAS CHOOSEN TO REDUCE THE COST OF TRANSFER FOR BENEFICIARIES
OF THIS COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
 
FBI
DIRECTOR/IMF DIRECTOR
SIR MARK
ANTHONY/ ROBERT MUELLER
Email: info.fbioffice2@yahoo.com
ADDRESS:
BEVINGTON PATH,LONDON
GREAT
BRITAIN.
TELEPHONE:

 
FORWARD THE
FOLLOWING DETAILS
 
A...FULL
NAMES.
B....NATIONALITY.
C.....MARRITAL STATUS
D..OCCUPATION.
E.....AGE
DECLARATION.
F......DL/FAX/TEL/ NUMBERS
G...SEX
H...ZIP
CODE
 
YOU ARE TO
RECEIVE $3000.00 EACH DAY, UNTILL THE TOTAL FUNDS HAS BEEN INSTALMENTALY
TRANSFERED TO YOU.
 
BANK OF
AMEICA / MONEY GRAM WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED TO EITHER EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUNDS BY,
 
A..SWIFT
ONLINE TRANSFER
B...DIPLOMATIC IMMUNE DELIVERY.
C..DRAFT/ATM PAYMENT.
 
BENEFICIARY
SHOULD INDICATE TO ANY BANK THE BEST/CONVINIENT PAYING  OPTION AS STATED
ABOVE.
 
MAKE SURE
YOU FORWARD ALL COPIES OF FUNDS RECEIVED TO THIS OFFICE FOR RECORD PURPOSES. AND
THE COST OF THE TRANSFER CHARGES IS $98, SO THAT WE CAN CARRY OUT YOUR TRANSFER
THIS MORNING.
 
YOU WILL
ALOSO SEND THE REQUESTED FEE OF $98 VIA WESTERN UNION ONLY IN ORDER TO
IMMEDIATELY FORWARD YOUR TRANSFER TO YOU THIS MOTRNING WITH THE BELOW DETAILS,
AND BANK OF AMERICA MONEY GRAM WILL  ALSON A MONEY GRAM REFERENCE NUMBER. SEND
THE REQUESTED FEE OF $98 VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM ONLY WITH THE BELOW
DETAILS:

SENDERS NAME:
_____________
RECEIVERS NAME:________ONYEKACHI JAMES
COUNTRY:________BENIN
REPUBLIC
CITY:____________ PORTNOVO
QUESTION:________WHAT
COLOUR?
ANSWER:_________RED
MTCN:_____________
AMOUNT:_________$98
 
AS SOON AS THE FEE IS
BEEN SENT, KINDLY FORWARD US THE MTCN THIS MORNING SO THAT WE CAN CARRY OUT YOUR
TRANSFER THIS MORNING.
 
AFTER TWO DAYS OF THIS NOTIFICATION,ANY FUNDS UNCLAIMED WILL BE
RIGHT OFF INDEFINITLY.THIS  EXERCISE IS TO REDUCE GLOBAL
ECONOMIC CRISIS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH IMF CHARTER  OF
2010.
 
WAITING TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
 
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITED
SIR MARK ANTHONY/ROBERT MUELLER
Director – FBI/IMF COMPENSATION DIRECTOR

                                
 CONFIDENTIALITY
NOTICE




 



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