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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 PAYMENT OFFICE®" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf.deppartmentoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:58:51 -0800
Subject: FUNDS APPROVE IN YOUR NAME.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AGENCY
INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
 
                                                          RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.
 
 
   This is to inform you of your long overdue Payment outstanding with our Banking records. Be informed that your name came first from the Central Computer among the list of unpaid inheritance claims individuals and have to update your information's through this email contact for immediate confirmation. Visit http://www.unclaimedmoney.com/ to see your name if it has been updated, also to confirm this notification. Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred United State Dollars) and it has been approved already for payment, months ago by the International Monetary Fund Agency.
 
However, we received an email from one Mr. Morris Thompson, who told us that you are dead and he is your next of kin to this fund, and that you died in a car accident four months back. To our findings we discover that this Morris Thompson is a liar and imposer that is why we contact you before any release of funds can be paid to him. He has also submitted his account details to the Accounting office department of our Bank for Immediate transfer of the fund to him as your inheritor.
 
Regarding our investigation from the United Bank for Africa & the Nigerian Police Force (N.P.F) with conjunction with the Economic Financial Crime Commission (E.F.C.C) we are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude with confirmation if you are dead or not.
 
Please, kindly confirm response immediately through the e-mail as below with proof, before our action release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out. Upon this, i request you send your full personal information as soon as possible to enable this department finalize the transfer of the fund release to your nominated foreign Bank Account. You are require filling the necessary Information immediately without any delay, so it can be verify, and stated as the real beneficiary of the funds with the details we have in the Central Computer that will enable our department to process your funds release to you with the Information we have on with the NAT WEST ONLINE BANK LONDON. You are to send your personal information to the director Dr. Michael S. Knapp.
 
Here is their contact Information.
 
NAT WEST ONLINE BANK LONDON.
E-mail: nat.westpaying@live.co.uk
 
1. Full Names.........
 
2. Telephone or Fax Number.........
 
3. Contact Address, City, State, Zip-Code.........
 
4. Age.........
 
5. Occupation..........
 
6. Sex..........
 
7. Country of Residence..........
 
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Once again, I apologize to you on behalf of International Monetary fund Agency towards this contact and proper confirmation required urgently from you, if really you are alive & still kicking. Make sure you reply to my secure e-mail address (bankdavies.desk@gmail.com) immediately along with your Information's.
 
Note:- You are to send your personal information directly to the Bank also, once you have forwarded your personal information's to our Desk, along with a scan copy of your valid identification so they can confirm & facilitate your fund release. I strongly advice to stop further communication from anybody across the globe concerning your funds with safety cautions.
 
   You can call me on +(234)-809-475-1743, so i can expatiate the process of your fund release transfer to you.
 
Regards
Dr. Bank J. Davies
Remittance Director
International Monetary Fund Agency
INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT.

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