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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: "MRS INTAN AHMAD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs_intan.ahmad@asia.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:42 +0800
Subject: URGENT.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AGENCY  
IMF BUILDING JALAN TUN RAZAK
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
MAY 23 2013.
 
Attention Beneficiary,
 
This is to inform you of your long overdue Payment outstanding with our fund Agency records.
 
This is to inform you that your name came first from our Central Computer among the list of
 
unpaid Inheritance claims individuals and have to update your information through this email
 
contact for immediate confirmation.
 
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$2,400,000
 
million (Two Million Four Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)and it has been approved
 
already for payment months ago.However, we received an email From Mr Peter Scott That you
 
are dead and he is your next of kin and that you died in a car Accident four months ago and he
 
has also submitted his full information to the office department of our fund Agency to
 
Immediate transfer of the fund to him as your inheritor.
 
Regarding our investigation from the Bank & in conjunction with the INTERPOL we are now
 
verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Fund Agency records before we
 
can Make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude with confirmation if you are dead
 
or not.Please, confirm response immediately through the e-mail as below with Proof,before our
 
action release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out. Upon this, i request you
 
send your full personal information as soon as possible to enable this department finalize The
 
transfer of the fund release to your nominated foreign International Monetary Fund Agency.
 
This department needs the following information from you urgently to enable us verify with the
 
Information we have in the Central computer of the Monetary Fund Agency.
 
1. Full Names........
2. Age.........
3. Contact Address.......
4. Telephone...........
5. Occupation.......
6. Sex..........
 
This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and
 
may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from Disclosure under
 
applicable law.Once again, I apologize to you on behalf of International Monetary fund Agency
 
towards this contact and proper confirmation required urgently from you if alive and make sure
 
you reply to my mail.
 
Hope to hear from you immediately ?
 
Thanks.
 
MRS INTAN AHMAD
DIRECTOR ASIA AND PACIFIC DEPARTMENT.

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