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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 Coker" <tonycoker5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johncoker19@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:05:54 +0300
Subject: IMF....

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(IMF)HEAD OFFICE,

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

ATTN:

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 over due payment due to excessive demand
for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials, diplomat and Courier
Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you. I am Mr. John Coker
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
correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by
Various Banks, diplomat and Courier Companies across Europe to
Africa,America and Asia and we have decided to put a stop to that and that
is why i was appointed to handle your transaction here in.

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

Regards

Mr. John Coker
IMF Representative.



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