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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 RECRUITMENT Compensation System <IMFBOARD@msn.com>
Reply-To: <lapost_wu@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 19:46:41 +0400
Subject: Contact Ria Money Transfer For Your Payment.



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Compliment of the Season Dear,

You have been awarded a sum of US$1.3million dollars by the IMF
Recruitment Compensation to Ria Money Transfer Group for donation
assistant, Now you have to contact Ria Money Transfer supervisor urgently
with your full information as one of our customers who uses Ria Money
Transfer regularly.

This award was selected through IMF Recruitment Compensation automated
internet system drawn randomly across the globe for donation assistant to
help the poor in your community over there, where your email address
emerged as the lucky winner.

Note: You have to contact Western Union Customer service with this needed
information below Asap:

Your Receiver Name...
Your Country.....
Tel;........
Age.......
Address............
text Question.....
Answer.........

Now contact Ria Money Transfers Office with this information below: And
call Mr Emmanuel Aka Ikenga, and call him when you send email to
Him.+22555585777 and ask him to give you MTCN of $10,000 US Dollars and
every other information you need to pick up your $10,000 Dollars every day
until the total fund is completed send to you.

Mr. Emmanuel Aka Ikenga.
Tel:+22555585777 DIRECTOR,
RIA MONEY TRANSFERS FOREIGN PAYMENT SECTION.
Money Transfer - Ria Financial Services.

Email: (lapost_wu@yahoo.co.jp)
RIA MONEY TRANSFERS IVORY COAST Republic.

Finally, make sure that you confirm your Postal address and direct
telephone number with Identity Card to them again to avoid any mistake on
the payment, and ask them to give you the tracking MTCN number to enable
you track any payment the send to you.


Thank you for your continued patronage.

Regard,

Mrs Stella Water.
IMF RECRUITMENT Compensation System.

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