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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: "IMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf1900@ciudad.com.ar>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:00:38 -0600
Subject: INTERNATIONAL DEBT SETTLEMENT UNIT

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
INTERNATIONAL DEBT SETTLEMENT UNIT
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE

AFRICAN REGIONAL CENTER.
BOT NORTH TOWER, 10TH FLOOR
P.O.BOX 10054
10 MIRAMBO STREET
DAR ES SALAAM
TANZANIA.

This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your outstanding
Contractual/Inheritance payment which was suspended by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) there by stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your
contract/inheritance fund to your nominated bank account.

As a result of this development, verification conducted by the International Monetary Fund
in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel on your contract/inheritance case, your file
has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.

During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central Bank/Federal
Reserve, it was discovered from the records that you have a outstanding contract
inheritance payments due for payment with the Central Bank/ Federal Reserve that
your Name/Company Name is next on the list to received your fund.

Meanwhile, a man came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true
representative. Here are his information for you to confirm to this office if this man is
truly from you or not, so that the federal government will not be held responsible for paying
into the wrong account.

NAME: MR. JOHNSON WHITE
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man is from you. If
not you are requested to reconfirm the follow information below for verifications purposes
so that your fund will be remitted into your nominated bank account.

Information needed from you for verification is as follow:

(1) Your Full name:.....................
(2) Your Full address:..................
(3) Your Age:...........................
(4) Your Occupation:....................
(5) Your Telephone/Mobil number:....................
(6) Your Nationality:...................
(7) A scanned copy of your international Passport of Drivers card:....................

As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary procedures in other to
remit your funds into your account. The International Monetary Fund, Executive Board of
Directors and the Senate committee for foreign over due contract/inheritance fund have
approved and accredited this reputable Institution,with the office of the minister of
finance on international remittance/foreign operations, to handle and supervise the
transfer of all foreign contract/inheritance funds for this quarter payment of the year
2013.

However we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr.White, if we do not
hear from you within the next seven working days from today. We are sorry for any
inconvenience the delay in transferring of this fund must have caused you.

Best Regards,

Mr David Corner
Tel/Fax. +255-754592676.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

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