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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: <alfredwilson@alfredwilson.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <alfredwilsonn@manager.in.th>
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 23:18:28 +0530
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR $2.5M

International Monetary Fund
Financial monetary department.
Head office no: 700 19th Street, Washington DC 20431
OFFICE HOURS MONDAY TO SATURDAY:
Our Ref: UN/TH/0647/2013

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR $2.5M (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)

You are being legally contacted regarding the release of your long awaited
fund. After a detailed review of your file, the World Bank Group has
mandated that your fund should be release immediately. It is a pleasure to
write you that we have reconciled with our logistic department on the
reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the cause of your
inadequate dealings with some imposters who claim to be staff in banks and
other regional payment centers.

After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of
beneficiaries to be paid who fell victims to these impostors due to
unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts
and financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of
payment. We have
arranged your payment through our swift card centers, with the latest
instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office. All
Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, NGOs, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact
with you of late have been instructed to quit and back up from your
transaction and YOU have been advised NOT to respond to them any more
since the IMF 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/funds remittance, 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.

To effect the release of your funds you are advised to contact and forward
your details to our corresponding Asia Office (INDIA). For the bellow
details immediately to Mr. Alfred Wilson on this email:
(alfredwilsonn@manager.in.th) You are urged to stop all transaction, which
you have with the Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, NGOs,
lottery Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies that
have been in contact with you of late, they have been asked to back off
from contacting you anymore. Your funds is been remitted to you through
this organization finally.

The IMF is now in charge of your funds remittance through our
corresponding office India Asia Region. You are advice to contact Mr.
Alfred Wilson with the information's as stated below:

Your full Name..
Your Address:.....
Home/Cell Phone:........
Age/Occupation
Your account Details for transfer
Fill the above details and send to Mr. Alfred Wilson on this email:
alfredwilsonn@manager.in.th

Thank you for your understanding.
Head of foreign operations

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