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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: "Stanley Gizzo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gizzostanley@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 02:47:47 +0100
Subject: REF:-IMF8809AGENCY

REF:-IMF8809AGENCY

INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR OVERDUE FUND

This is to Notify 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, Lottery Agents and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

We are the highly placed officials of the international Monetary Fund (IMF) and anti fraud agency to help you recover all that you had pent as a Vitim of Internet scam.It may interest you to know that reports had reached our head office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks, Lottery Agents and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe and Asia /London UK and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates,NGOs,Finance companies,Banks, Lottery Agents, 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/Anti Fraud Agents 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 instruction is at your own risk. you are advise to respond immediately for further details on how your fund will be released into your designated bank account.We advised that you reply to only with this Email: (sdcsces@yahoo.cn} with your contact details,we are Expecting your prompt reply thank you.

Sincerely,
Dr. Brenda G. Miller for
Stanley Gizzo
Senior Regional Representative
Email:sdcsces@yahoo.cn
Tel: +447849225887

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