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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: "ALEX THOMPSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexthmpsn1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:59:47 -0800
Subject: APPROVED YOUR LONG OVER-DUE PAYMENT

FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.ALEX THOMPSON (DIRECTOR)
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
DEPT: WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION AGENCIES.
NIGERIA.
Email: alexthmpsn1@gmail.com

APPROVED YOUR LONG OVER-DUE PAYMENT
PLEASE IF YOU RECEIVE ANY CALL OR EMAIL REGARDING THIS PLEASE CONTACT US WITH ALL DETAILS OF EMAIL AND CONTACT DETAILS.

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,

DATE: 6,MARCH,2013

Please you are among the list of Unpaid Contractors, Inheritance Next of kin, Lotto Beneficiaries and ATM process that was originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, Americans ) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the Few Banks in the World.

The on going payment by the Geneva Pact signed by this Office and the World Bank as it relates to long overdue payment of foreign contractors on behalf of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) West African Region, Department of the World Debt Reconciliations Agencies, Apparently investigations carried out by the World Bank Auditors has confirmed that you are being asked to Pay certain irrelevant Charges by their approved Banks and other the World Bank financial institutions, therefore making it very difficult for you to meet such obligations.

In view of this, the Governing Board of the World Bank has directed this Office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Nigeria., Department of the World Debt Reconciliations Agencies to scrutinize and oversee an immediate release of your payments that has met the requirements for effectiveness without any further delay.

It is also interesting to inform you that in order to carry out deductions on your Bills regards Cost of Transfer (COT), Security Deposit(SD) and other Taxable Charges, you will only requested to obtain the CERTIFICATE OF MERIT PAYMENT NO:103 from this authority so as to empower this Board to carry out such deduction from your Total Sum before final remittance.

Furthermore, certification and unconditional payment release orders has been invested on this Board and it involves payment from our statutory Foreign Reserves of International Capital Market(ICM) loan from (IMF)and the World Bank respectively. It is of vital International Finance Interest that all Payments under this dispensation have been bestowed on the World Bank Auditors for immediate settlements.

NOTE:Please for your information’s, you have to send your replies to this E-Mail Address above because the Team of the World Bank Auditors has an access and the password of the E-mails to avoid the scam people from yahoo mails as it was instructed by the Governing Body of the World Bank & United Nation Organization to monitor this Office to make sure that your Payment is paid to you without any delay.

On behalf of the World Bank Organizations, these bodies regret any inconveniences this delay might have caused your good self. Please you are advised to reconfirm the below listed information to enable us facilitate an immediate payment for you.

(i)full names
(ii)present address
(iii)telephone/FAX
(iv)Occupation/age/sex
(v)Private Email Address
(vi) Home Equity
(vii) Your Valued Amount
(viii) Your Contract Number

You have to finally stop all further communications with any agents, group of people or any Government bodies in respect of your payment. Please you are advised to contact this Office immediately to enable us facilitate an immediate payment for you either by Cash Payment or Wire Transfer of your choice.

Waiting to hear from you soonest.

Thanks.
MR.ALEX THOMPSON
(DIRECTOR)

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