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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: "Dr John Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrlawsonpeters1@xd.ae>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:42:16 +0530
Subject: Re: I WRITE TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU

Section: International Funds Recovery
Branch Office: BP 302;UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON.
Emails:-imfonlnoffce1@xd.ae


ATTENTION: BENEFICIALRY


Concerning Your $ 2.500.000.00 Million USD.

Good day!!,this is to brings to your notice that you are among the list of those that have been scammed, through an inherited funds as scam victims and lotto beneficiaries that originated from Africa/Europe and around the Globe. You'r name appeared among the beneficiaries whom his fund has been approved already. You are requested to get back to us for more direction and instruction on how to receive your funds, you will be directed to the new Bank where your fund are presently.

However, we are very surprised when we received an email from Mr Donnell Vacoly Clayton ,in the content of his massage he told us that he is your next of kin and you died in a car accident last Month. He has also submitted his BANKING DATAS for us to transfer the total funds to him. Mr Donnell Vacoly Clayton's account co-ordinate is as stated below:-

Bank: Bank of America
1121 N 205th St, Shoreline, Wa 98133.
Bank routing number: 125000024.
Bank account number: 5319678606.
Account Holders name: Donnell Vacoly Clayton.

Moreover, we decided to email and confirm to whether you'r alive or dead before we can make the transfer to his account informations's he provided to us,and also to confirm if his claimed of you being dead is true or not.

as soon as you receive this e-mail to enable us know that you are still alive.

And provide your personal information stated below to enable them process and transfer your Compensation funds successfully to you ok.

YOUR FULL NAME________
YOUR ADDRESS__________
YOUR OCCUPATION_________
YOUR AGE.____________
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX LINE (MOBILE)._________

On behalf of the I.M.F (International Monetary Fund) apologizes for the failure to pay your funds in due time which according to records in the system is long overdue since, reply through our system operator,
Name:- Mr JAMES KASSON
Email:- (imfonlnoffce1@xd.ae)

Yours Sincerely,
Dr.John Morgan
On Behalf Of Mr. Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) UK.

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