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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: "Mr. Axel Schimmelpfennig" <sdypter@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mr.a.schimmelpfennig@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 06:50:15 -0400
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND (IMF)

DEPT: WORLD DEBT
RECONCILIATION AGENCIES.

ADVISE: YOUR
OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION





Attn: Email
Beneficiary,





You’re long overdue
Payment.





I saw your email ( in
the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of
kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus
Middle east, Americans ) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid
fund has been located to the ABSA BANK
OF SOUTH AFRICA.



Your email appeared
among the beneficiaries, who will receive a part-payment of your contractual
sum and has been approved already for months. You are requested to get back to
me for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund. However, we
received an email from one Mr. Virgle Lee Samples who told us that he is your
next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. He has also
submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him including his
International passport; we want to hear from you before we can make the
transfer to confirm if you are dead or not. Please in confirmation that you are
still alive, you are advised to reconfirm the below listed information to enable
us facilitate an immediate payment for you.



1 Your full names

2 Your present
contact address.

3 Your telephone
& Fax numbers.

4 Your
Occupations/age/sex.

5 Your Private Email
Address.

6 Home Equity (Yes or
No)



Once again, I
apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) for failure to
pay your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long
overdue.



Thanks,



Mr. Axel
Schimmelpfennig

IMF REPRESENTATIVE
SOUTH AFRICA

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