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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: "John Andrew" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 00:00:31 +0800
Subject: FROM DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)PAYMENT OFFICE MALAYSIA.

DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)PAYMENT OFFICE MALAYSIA.
FROM THE DESK OF MR JOHN ANDREW.

Attention Beneficiary

This letter is from the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)Regional Office, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I am Mr John Andrew of the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery
committee (WDRC) From World Bank.attached to IMF. My committee has
a mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund,
inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $1M-$19.5M owed to various beneficiaries and
companies across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, Australia) and
submit the list of the unpaid beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed
official paying Banks for immediate payment of the fund.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were
shortlisted among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this
email. However, we received a petition today from one Mrs. Christina
Morgan,According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fund
should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also
submitted the below account for transfer of your fund.

Account Number:020440/0049465/83 (swift code BNZNZ22)
Bank Of New Zealand
Shop 5
670, Cambridge Road
Te Awamutu
New Zealand.
To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary, I
have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you
after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is
true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars,
Your full Name..
Your Address:..............
Home/Cell Phone:..............
Scan Copy of your ID Card.................
Sex..............
Your choice of transfer...................


Reply immediately.


Regards,
Mr John Andrew

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