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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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Fraud email example:

From: kids@thandanani.org.za
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:26:40 +0200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF HEADQUARTERS 2(HQ2)

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
IMF HEADQUARTERS 2(HQ2)
24 Brunswick Square
Brindleyplace
Birmingham
B1 2HW,
London, UK
Emails: morispk@london.com


Our Ref:- IMF/LUK/EBP/3290/21

RE: IMF IRREVOCABLE INSTRUCTION ON YOUR PROTRACTED PAYMENT

Attn: Approved Beneficiary. Payment File Ref: IMF/CB/GH-0932


We observe as the global Financial Watch dog that disrupts illegal
transfer and terrorist finance networks all over the world. Base on
the financing system that exists today, through investigations, our
operation has been targeting a wide variety of financial surveillance
and systems that may be used by terrorists to raise and move funds
globally and the sheer volume of capital transfers that regularly take
place more than a trillion dollars a day- make tracing terrorist funds
an exquisitely difficult task, legitimate daily financial transfers
are the bedrock of what we know as globalization. These systems
include illegal enterprises (such as fraud schemes and illegal
remittance networks), as well as legitimate enterprises (such as
businesses being used to co-mingle illicit funds with legitimate
funds), and charity/relief organizations (in which donations may be
diverted to terrorist groups).

In conjunction with United States Intelligence Agency, Investigative
Arm of World Bank, Economic Police and Financial Action Task Force one
of the tools that were instructed to us to apply and prevent terrorism
is to ascertain the source/fund origin as genuine and legitimate
before the final remittance, our sixty (60) days intensive
surveillance paid off last two weekend ago with the discovery of funds
stashed away in a bank in Europe(name with held) by the officials of
African government in charge of foreign payments, the funds which runs
into billions of dollars are meant for foreign beneficiaries, the said
fund/account has been frozen since then for proper scrutiny, and am
happy to inform you this morning that we have received the nod of the
concerned global financial agencies this morning to defreeze the
account and use the funds and offset all due approved entitlement
which your fund has been listed as one of the approved payment to be
released, we were directed to verify all due payment from today being
30th of may 2012 and recommend/forward the data of eligible
beneficiary to the paying bank on 8th June 2012 being next week
Friday for immediate direct wire transfer.

In view of the above, you are directed to send your full personal and
payment information to


Above all, it is very important to inform you at this point that the
release of the payment is solely by direct bank transfer only (bank to
bank) once we received your full information as requested and your
direct bank account where you want the funds to be transferred, after
vetting, we will instruct the bank to effect the release of your
payment.


We shall be looking forward to receive the information as requested
above only on this E-mail: (morispk@london.com)or morispk1@gmail.com


We are expecting your response.


Yours Truly,

Moris Park.
Director General Economic Budget & Planning
IMF European/African Program Assistance Center
London UK.
E-mail: morispk@london.com
E-mail: morispk1@gmail.com



N/B: This message is strictly for the addressee, no third party
representation or disclosures.


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