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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. John H. Clifford" <verification_department@presidency.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cliffordharris867@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:29:45 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 BENIN REPUBLIC,
website:www.imf.org


INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND

ATTENTION:

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you
from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long overdue payment due to
excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after
which
your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Mr. John Lee Clifford a highly placed official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It
may
interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy
way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across
Europe
to Africa and Asia /London Uk and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was
appointed to handle your transaction here in Benin.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies
and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back off
from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now
directly in charge of your fund.

The most annoying thing is that the bad officials wont tell you the truth that on no account will
they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not
intend
to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my
security.

I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know the status of your funds and cause
for the delay, please this is like a Mafia setting in Benin, and you may not understand it because
you are not a Benin.

Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your funds that i managed to sneak
out for your kind perusal.

PLEASE CHECK AMOUNG THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO HAVE SCAMMED YOU, IF YES GET
BACK
TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

1) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN)
2) Senator David Mark
3) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN)
4) John Rob(Barclays bank plc)
5) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc)
6) Ronald Franklin
7) (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
9) Mr. Mike Jombo
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
10) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
(11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members
12) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your
transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source.
I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this
e-mail on with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be
released.

Reconfirm the information bellow
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3 Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular.....................Fax:..
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card

Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so that you will be given an immediate response:
Direct Hotline: +229 9862 9795
EMAIL cliffordharris867@gmail.com

YOURS SINCERELY,
Mr John Lee Clifford

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