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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: "MANAGING DIRECTOR IMF" <mrmariodraghi@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:34:16 +0200 (EET)
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE


MANAGING DIRECTOR IMF
WIRE TRANSFER UNIT WORLD BANK
AUDITORS RELEASE
OUR REF: IMF/WR/011.4XXVX/100
YOUR REF: IMF/WBA/345-BS/2013

SUBJECT: FUND RELEASE THROUGH ONLINE PAYMENT

We at this office wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of
your Inheritance/Contract funds transfer release documents in conjunction with the
World Bank and the International Monetary Fund assessment report, your payment file
was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of a payment of US$15,000,000.00 to your
designated bank account
from their offshore account with us in HSBC Bank London.

The audit reports given to us, shows that you have been going through hard times by
paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds, which has been delayed by
some dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence
outside this office because your fund will be made through
HSBC Bank online to your local account. Should you follow our directives,your funds
will be paid to you through our online system as agreed with World Bank

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification, kindly forward your

FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS:
OCCUPATION and AGE:

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Christine Lagarde
MANAGING DIRECTOR (IMF)

CONFIDENTIALITY WARNING: This email may contain confidential or proprietary business
information and is for the sole use of the intended
recipient(s). Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this communication, including
attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you believe that you
have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete
it from your system.


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