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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: "OFFICIAL LETTER FROM IMF" <bjarne@hesselvig.eu>
Reply-To: dhldeliverydepartmentbenin@live.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:33:50 +0100
Subject: Contact DHL E-mail; dhldeliverydepartmentbenin@live.com Tell;
+229 6763 2783




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


IMF SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY;

International Monitoring Funds IMF.Writes Through our
intelligence-monitoring network and 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 EcoBank of Benin Republic/Central
Bank.

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 EcoBank of Benin Republic/CB 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 Benin Republic and other West Africa
Countries. We the International Monitoring Funds IMF as a body decided to
contact the DHL Courier Service Company in Benin Republic.
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 EcoBank of Benin Republic. 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 DHL 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. Then contact DHL
directly to email Address or via phone,

Contact Person; Director General; Rev.Dr Okilikili Ijagamo.
Contact E-MAIL; ( dhldeliverydepartmentbenin@live.com )
Contact Phone; +229 6763 2783


Service Type | Delivery Duration | Charges/Fees

Premium Express (24hrs Delivery)
Mailing $147.00 00.00
Insurance $90.00 00.00
Vat $110.00 00.00
TOTAL $347.00
$347(Three Hundred and Fourty Seven US Dollars Only).

………………………… ………………………… ……….
Special Express (2 Days)
Mailing $111.00 00.00
Insurance $90.00 00.00
Vat $80.00 00.00
TOTAL $281.00 00.00
$281(TW0 Hundred and Eighty One US Dollars Only).

Economy Express (3Days)
Mailing $60.00 00.00
Insurance$?90.00 00.00
Vat (5%) $40.00 00.00
TOTAL $190.00 00.00
$190(One Hundred and Ninety 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:

YOUR FULL NAME ____
YOUR ADDRESS____
YOUR AGE______
YOUR CITY_______
YOUR STATE_____
YOUR HOME PHONE_______
YOUR CELL PHONE_____


Delivery Information/ Parcel Description

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



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