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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: "US FEDERAL RESERVE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usimfederalreserve@skymail.mn>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:10:38 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION: ESTEEMED VALUED BENEFICIARY.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (I.M.F) & TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WASHINGTON U.S.A.
818, 26th Ave Seattle,
WA 98144, U.S.A.
Direct Line:(206) 495-9428
Email: usimfederalreserve@skymail.mn

ATTENTION: ESTEEMED VALUED BENEFICIARY

We the entire board of the federal reserve system under the body of the department of the treasury U.S.A in conjunction with the international Monetary funds (I.M.F) under the anticipation of the World bank have decided to bring to your notice about your long awaited funds that is yet to be delivered to you till date.

It took us time after much review and scrutiny to contact you because of the re-shuffle of staffs going on in the organization, to get good and quality dispersion of services and also to create an excellent impact of trust worthiness, transparency and sincerity on the body of the organization that has being damaged by hoax and fraud. As most of our old staffs have being a part of the menace we have being facing in the world, making it hard for us to disperse our job at the appropriate time yet they rip law abiding citizens off with the organization's documentation and email address to look real and easily accepted. We sincerely apologize if you have being a part of this menace.

We were Established for the control of recouped international debt funds and has experienced unprecedented growth in the American fight to eradicate Scam and Terrorism. With Our vast experience cutting across several facets of the world, and affiliations with numbers of reputable foreign and local organizations, International Debt Funds Recoup Unit, has brilliantly contributed to the minimum percent curtail of fictitious and nefarious activities of scam via internet through our vast network, perpetually taken out on citizens of United States and innocent citizens of other part of the world by impostors.

We implore your earnestly attention on our resent activities in affiliation with Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI. Your computer and telephone communication were under surveillance device manipulation on discovery that you have been in communication with impostors imposing as important dignitaries to undisclosed organizations.

The transaction database of Western Union and Wal-Mart Money Gram recently went through screening on evidence for transaction made on your name overseas, and the statements of your bank account were properly studied on evidence for transaction made within the states and overseas. The collective findings urged the setup of multifaceted maximum security on your everyday activities, most specially your email correspondence and telephone communications.

The state of affairs grows to be interesting that intelligent agent of International Debt Funds Recoup Unit and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, where deployed to investigate on issues of debt funds as a result of Contract Payment Funds, Lottery Winning Funds and Inheritance Funds owe to you by the undisclosed conglomerate under impersonation of impostors imposing as important dignitaries to rip you off your hard earned money.

To our dismay, it was discovered that your name appeared as owner of funds valued US$22.7Million United States Dollars. Representatives of American Government bureaus sent on your behalf on this exploit confirmed that the blueprint of your funds recoup was plain, and the outcome of the event was a solution to curtail activities of con artist and indeed a perfect solution to your quest on your funds.

The recouped funds are deposited in the pecuniary basement of the International Debt Funds Recoup Unit, here in Washington.

To apply for claims, we urge you to reconfirm your personal information stated as following below; the details will be used to conduct lawful underlying principle of verification on your reputation as the true owner of the recouped funds, lodged in our basement.

1. First Name:
2. Middle Name:
3. Last Name:
4. Home Phone Number:
5. Cell Phone Number:
6. Home Address:
7. Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
8. Driver's License/ Passport Copy:
9. Marital Status:
10. Current Employer Name:
11. Position/Title:

This is compulsory instruction. Also feel free to call the office on the direct line to speak to any of our representatives. Phone:(206) 495-9428

God Bless America.

Yours Sincerely,

Christine Largade.
CHIEF/DIRECTOR GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
TRANSFER AND TRADE SOLUTION DEPT.
WASHINGTON, U.S.A

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