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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: "International Monetary Fund" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <manuelgalatas_imf@yeah.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:11:25 +0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! THE PUBLIC RELIEF PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION

International Monetary Fund
Financial Surveillance Unit
700 19th Street, N.W,
Washington D.C.
20431, USA
www.imf.org

ATTENTION:

Dear Valued Beneficiary,

THE PUBLIC RELIEF PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION

The Economic Monitoring Board of the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund (IMF) held their Annual Regional Meetings to discuss a wide range of issues related to poverty reduction, international economic development and public relief financing. As part of the outcome of the 4th quarter annual joint meetings of the IMF/World Bank Group, held on November 2012, it was decided that, the respective IMF regional representative offices across the globe shall regulate the public revenue payment appropriations of all floating monetary deposits.

Consequently, we write to notify you that your overdue payment files are amongst the recently upgraded public relief individual payments currently slated for payment to its respect owners. These funds originated from accumulation of unbalanced public sector contract sums and overdue bank deposits of unpaid monetary rights and benefits of Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East origins. These are floating, large volume credit figures within the international banking system, where your names reflected on individual/company payment lists, whose funds have been programmed for payment this 2013 1st quarter IMF public Relief & Global Economic Recovery/Empowerment Payment Session.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia-Pacific office has received all overdue and outstanding payments owed to: private firms and contractors, capital asset claimants and individual payments that originated from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Relief recipients of this category include private individuals and co-operate bodies whose unpaid contract sums in any of the above mentioned regions is shortlisted and authorized for payment. A relief credit sum of US $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been programmed on your name for clearance and remittance to you, as approved by the ?013 IMF Global Finance & Economic Budgetary Reports of the Asia Economic Council in conjunction with the IMF/World Bank Fiscal Policy Departments.

This is confidentiality and beneficiaries are advised to desist from irregular payment applications to avoid violations of applicable monetary laws and to enhance appropriate payment process of your outstanding public relief sum.

Kindly reconfirm the below for immediate payment
Full Names
Current Address
Phone/ Fax Number
Occupation
Copy of Your Valid Identity

This development is from the IMF/World Bank determination towards enhancing the per capital income, issuing these relief packages at bolstering the World Economic Stability.
Direct all Enquiries and reports to us via email:

Yours in Service,

Financial Surveillance Unit
Public Relief Payment Administration
Monetary & Capital Markets Department
Manuel Galatas
manuelgalatas_imf@yeah.net

THE IMF-supported programs seek to protect world social spending in a way that is both fiscally sustainable and cost effectively.
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This communique is from the International Monetary Fund, beneficiaries are advised to adhere strictly to directives. Any fund beneficiary who ignores instruction will be doing so at his/her own risk
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