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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.Samantha Scott" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scottsamantha2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 19:06:50 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTICE

 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND[IMF]
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
Headquarters:700 19th Street,N.W.Washington,
D.C.20431.USA
Dear Fund Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE PART-PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER OF USD$7.7MILLION
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United Nation secretary general,in conjunction with the WORLD BANK ASSISTED
PROGRAMMED, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment,recommendation and approval has been issued in your favor.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been Unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of
Government and paying Banks who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid
the hopeless situation created in the past.
An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your
Payment.However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation, your Part Payment of USD$7.7Million will be credited
in your favor via ATM or Bank wire transfer means.You are therefore advice to contact our paying bank account officer below:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
LONDON BRANCH UK.
International Remittance Dept Office
Email:customercare@bar-bk.com
Direct Office lines: +44-7418478416 or +44-7035905483
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively thereby making contact as directed to avoid
further delay.
Congratulations.
Mrs.Samantha Scott
COORDINATOR[IMF]
Tel-+1-940-6047451

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