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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: FUNDS IMF <accbboffice2013@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mailtoups.courierco@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:46:03 +0200
Subject: Contact UPS for your ATM MASTER CARD of US$19.7 Million



OFFICIAL LETTER FROM INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUNDS IMF
Deputy Division Chief Laurie Husak, Financial and Administrative Systems at
International
Monetary Fund
Email: ( imf_un_ecowas@live.com )

IMF SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY;

International Monitoring Funds IMF.Through our intelligence-monitoring network
has discovered that the transaction that the bank contacted you previously was
legal. Recently the fund has been legally approved to be paid to you
via Central
Bank of Nigeria.

So, we, the International Monitoring Funds IMF, in conjunction with the United
Nations and ECOWAS Financial Monitoring Unit (UN) financial department have
investigated through our monitoring network and confirmed that your
transaction
with the Central Bank of Nigeria is legal. You have the legitimate right to
complete your transaction to claim your fund US$19.700,000.00 (Nineteen
million Seven Hundred Thousand united states dollars)
Because of so much scam going on in Nigeria. We the International Monitoring
Funds IMF as a body decided to contact the UPS Courier Service Company
in Nigeria
for them to give us their procedures on how to sent this money to you without
any further complain or delay. Because We just got an information from the
Central Bank of Nigeria that they have loaded your US$19.700,000.00 in ATM
MASTER CARD with maximum withdrawal of $140,000,00 PER DAY and the
CARD will be
submitted to the UPS courier service company for immediate delivery to your
doorstep.

You are required to choose one option, which you will be able to pay and also
convenient for you, for quick delivery of your parcel containing your ATM CARD
and other two original back up documents.

USE THE BELOW INFORMATION TO CONTACT THE Ups courier company service
in Nigeria
Then contact UPS directly to email Address or via phone,


Contact Person Director of Delivery; Mr.Peter Ozor
Contact E-MAIL; ( mailtoups.courierco@rediffmail.com )
Contact Phone; +234 808 212 3053 FILL FREE TO CALL THE OFFICE FOR ANY INQUIRY

Service Type | Delivery Duration | Charges/Fees

Premium Express (24hrs Delivery)
Mailing $100.00 00.00
Insurance $50.00 00.00
Vat $72.00 00.00
TOTAL $222.00
$222(Two Hundred and Twenty Two US Dollars Only).


Special Express (2 Days)
Mailing $80.00 00.00
Insurance $50.00 00.00
Vat $72.00 00.00
TOTAL $202.00 00.00
$202(TWO Hundred and two US Dollars Only).

Economy Express (3Days)
Mailing $50.00 00.00
Insurance$?50.00 00.00
Vat (5%) $72.00 00.00
TOTAL $172.00 00.00
$172(One Hundred and Seventy Two US Dollars Only).

You are hereby required to advice us, on your parcel delivery option
by filling
in the required form stated Below. Please note that the deadline for claiming
your fund is exactly one week after the receipt of this email. After this
period, your fund will be return back to the ordering costumer. That is the
instruction given to us .So take note.

We request that you reconfirm your mailing address to ensure
conformity with our
record for immediate dispatch of your parcel to you. Only valid residential/
Office address and postal address are certified OK.

DELIVERY DESTINATION INFORMATION:

Receiver;s Name:
Address:
Tel/:
Delivery Information/ Parcel Description

Thanks
Deputy Division Chief Laurie Husak,
Financial and Administrative Systems
at International
Monetary Fund



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