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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 AHMAD HASSAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <saib-int@asia.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:40:06 +0800
Subject: Attention !!!

FROM THE DESK OF MR AHMAD HASSAN.
DIRECTOR ASIA AND PACIFIC DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AGENCY
IMF BUILDING JALAN TUN RAZAK KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
 
Attention : Beneficiary,
 
This is to inform you of your long overdue Payment outstanding with our Banking
 
records. This is to inform you that your name came first from our Central Computer
 
among the list of unpaid Inheritance claims individuals and have to update your
 
information through this email contact for immediate confirmation.
 
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US
 
$2,500,000 million (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)and it has
 
been approved already for payment months ago.However, we received an email
 
>From Mr Dennis Lewis That you are dead and he is your next of kin and that you died
 
in a car Accident four months has also submitted his Account information to the
 
Accounting office department of our Bank for Immediate transfer of the fund to him as
 
your inheritor.
 
Regarding our investigation from the Bank & inconjunction with the INTERPOL 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, 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.
 
This department needs the following information From you urgently to enable us verify
 
with the Information we have in the Central computer of the Bank.
 
1. Full Names........
2. Contact Address.......
3. Occupation.......
4. Age.........
5. Telephone...........
6. Sex..........
 
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 alive and make sure you reply to my mail.
 
I await your response immediately if you alive thanks.
 
Yours Sincerely
 
MR AHMAD HASSAN.
International Monetary Fund Agency

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