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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: "ANDERSON CAGE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeofice879@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:55:38 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUND

INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUND
United Nations Monetary Unit in Conjunction With The
World Bank.

My Greeting,

I am Mrs. ANDERSON CAGE Secretary to the international monitoring fund United Kingdom, I am writing in respect of this fund 45 Million dollars that have been in our custody here rotating in your Name. A meeting has been held in full respect of this fund and it was concluded that we shall send our representative from here over to your Country to meet with you in other to discourse with you on how best you will like this fund to be transferred to your account without any further delay. You are hereby required to forward your current Information in other not to transfer to wrong person.
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This meeting was held in International Monitoring Fund, our Director Christine Laggard with Ministry of Finance & World Bank & Attorney General and United Kingdom Prime minister, after the meeting their instruct me Secretary IMF to contact you concerning the transfer of your fund because they knew that you have fall into scam & fraud victim before, therefore you should not worry because they have mandated BANK to transfer your fund $45 million street ahead into any Bank of your choice if you comply.

ALSO: Forward us what you pass through in other to receive your fund before you knew that the Hoodlums and also your current Information.

Your Full Name:..
Country:..
Your Address:..
Occupation:..
Contact Home/Cell Phone:..
Age:..
Sex:..
A Scan Copy of your Identity:


Thanks, God bless
MRS ANDERSON CAGE(SECTARY IMF)
Head, London Liaison office, (IMF)
office.center18@yahoo.ca

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