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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: "IMF/DMD-USA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peterbreuer@mail2ireland.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:11:57 +0100
Subject: MAKE QUICK CONTACT FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT GRANT

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
HEADQUARTERS 2 (HQ2)
1900 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW,
WASHINGTON, DC 20431, USA
TEL: 1-940-604-0337
FAX: 1-973-201-2065

REF.: IMF/SCMV-86769/2013

FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION

THE RELEASE OF YOUR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT GRANT OF USD1,000,000.00.

Based on the present anti-fraud/scam war, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Anti-fraud teams in collaboration with the World Bank are making sure that financial fraud is wiped out completely. The Internet Service Providers have noticed an increased email traffic hence the action of the security operatives to restrict cyber-crime.

In this regard, three hundred and six (306) bank and government officials have been arrested in so many countries so far and arrest is still going on. We have recovered the total sum of US$3.2 Billion from them in both cash and assets confirmed to have come from their victims and foreign beneficiaries' of both contract funds, inheritance funds and lottery winnings. Thousands of email addresses of victims (which include yours) have also been recovered from their address books. It is at this juncture that we are contacting you because you are now listed as one of the beneficiaries of the IMF/World Bank financial payment of 2013 batch "A".

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the World Bank are making refunds of US$1,000,000.00 each to all beneficiaries whom his/her email address is listed on the recovered address book of these arrested fraudulent officials. This refunds are two categories:- (A) Those who are beneficiaries of contract, inheritance or lottery funds. (B) Those who are simply found to be scam victims, by receiving fraudulent and scam email letters from these officials, will receive a flat rate financial of US$1,000,000.00 each.

Your financial grant will be release to you through our Resident Representative in Ireland on your contact to his office as instruction for the release of your financial grant has already been passed to them and the bank authorized to process the release of your financial grant via atm debit visa card. You have to direct your communication to our Resident Representative in Ireland ONLY on the below information to claim your financial grant:-

Contact Person.: Dr. Peter Breuer
Address.: Bridge House, 24/25 Parliament Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Email.: imf_bpeter@mail2ireland.com
Telephone.: 44 741 847 8053
Fax.: 44 700 609 1329.

Endeavor to send the following details required for verification and subsequent release of your financial grant.
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1. Full Names:..................................................
2. Address:......................................................
3. Telephone/Mobile:.....................................
4. Age and Gender:..........................................
5. Nationality:...................................................
6. Occupation:...................................................
7. Bank Name and Address:................................
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NOTE: You are hereby advised to disassociate yourself from any form of communication with these banks and government officials mostly from African countries and follow our guidelines .

Signed:
Mr. Naoyuki Shinohara.
Deputy Managing Director,
International Monetary Fund,
Washington, DC 20431, USA.

Copyright ©2013 International Monetary Fund___________________________________________
Confidential from International Monetary Fund: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended.

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