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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: Mr MON URUILD AAT <officeserveur@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfoffice58@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 19:01:58 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Note; any money you send to Africa regard to your payment is at your own risk





Attention Dear,
 
I am mon Uruild Aat secetry to Mr Joannes Mongardini the Director International Monitory Fund Benin Republic{IMF )he instructed me to contact you.
 
In regards to series of petition we receiving from Foreigners on how African government usually dont pay them their contract funds, inheritance, winning, Compensation Fund,And other Debts owed them by the African Government, based on this the African Government made a through investigation to ascertain the cause and find out that there are some officials that cooperate with outsiders to extort money from foreigners without transfer their Fund to them.
 
So the United Nations then held a meeting and made a resolution that all foreign contractors and those that are waiting their payment , to be paid by Cash through our off- shore Payment Centre in {Republic of China ) in other to beat those fraudsters in Africa that extort money from Foreigners with out send their payment to them .
 
So be informed that all the payment both Bank Drafts has been channeled to China and those awaiting Draft payment has been converted to CASH Payment system through the government Off-shore payment in China.
 
Please do contact Mr Joannes Mongardini if you have not received your money so that he will direct you to the off-shore Centre in China that will release your Fund to you by Cash. So for now you should stop further communication with anybody or office in Africa in respect to your Payment.
 
Below is the contact information.
Contact person....Mr Joannes Mongardini
Director International Monitory Fund
Investigation Department
Benin Republic
Email / imfoffice58@gmail.com
Our Website / www.imf.org
Phone Number +229 99114252
 
Note; any money you send to Africa regard to your payment is at your own risk as you can only receive your fund through our Off-Shore payment Centre in China
Waiting to hear from you.
mon Uruild Aat
Secetry to Director
International Monitor
Fund Investigation Department
Benin Republic

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