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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: "International Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults International Monetary" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <delegatepeterken@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:06:36 -0800
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

International Reconciliation and Logistics Vault International Monetary
Fund (IMF)
Email: delegatepeterken@yahoo.co.jp

COMPENSATIONAL SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS.


It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our logistic
department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the
cause of your inadequate dealings with some imposters who claim to be
staff in banks and other regional payment centers. Our reconciliation
teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after
freezing suspected imposters account. This support was fully effective
with the help of World Bank after a summit meeting in London, on the
financial analysis on financial stability issues fluctuating their
economy with the international global standard.

After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of
customers to be paid who fell victims to these imposters due to
unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper
conducts and financial regulations to kick against criminality during
process of payment. We have arranged your payment through our swift card
centers, with the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund
Reconciliation Office.

The card center will send you an ATM VISA CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money in any ATM Center, Banks and Union Pay Credit
outlets in the world, You are hereby selected as an honor for this
payment approval, which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail
in returning the required below to the Logistic Department by email
listed below.

Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults, International Monetary
Fund (IMF), Contact Manager: Mr. Ken Peters
Email: delegatepeterken@yahoo.co.jp

1. Full Name
2. Phone and Fax Number
3. Your age and Current Occupation
4. Contact Address where you want your ATM Card to be delivered to (P.O
Box Not Acceptable)

For your information, you have to stop any further communication with
any other person (s) or office (s) to avoid any hitches in receiving
your payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is (ATM-7750) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the Card Center by using it as your subject.

Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising
for the delivery of the donation parcel. This is due to Legal law
protecting all donation funds misappropriation.

Yours in Service,
Mr. Robert Ferguson
Admin Chairman
International Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults International Monetary
Fund (IMF)


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