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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: "head.imf34@libero.it" <head.imf34@libero.it>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 01:23:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION,RESPOND URGENTLY


INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.
100 Broad Street Main Ave Benin Republic, 2014
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

International Monetary Fund
Committee on policy harmonization west Africa.

Urgent Attention .

We are pleased to inform you that we are the International Monetary Fund (IMF)set up by the United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank Based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as Cooperate Bodies and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO on the Inability of some Government of different countries in the World,Mostly Africa bank &amp; their Commercial banks and World Lottery Organization.

After the meeting held on yesterday,your name was listed for compensation payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid $2.3million USD .as compensations .On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last meetings held at Cotonou, Benin Republic, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the loose of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating in-syndicates all over the world today.

In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body is now paying 10 victims of this operators $2.3million USD each in accordance with the U.N.recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems,the payments are to be paid by Central Bank of west Africa, According to the number of applicants at hand, 14 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States,

we still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of $2.3million USD each, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

Listen to me now, you have nothing to pay for the transfer of this your funds into your account, if you will not be able to come down here by yourself to sign the certificate of fund release order of the funds, you will contact the central bank of west Africa attorney in order to sign the papers on your behalf on submit to bank of west Africa for transferring of the funds into your account .Bear it in mind that the attorney may demand consultation fees of $105 usd only from you and do not forget to send your contact information to us such
as,

Your full name
Your country
Your city
Your age\sex
Your Direct telephone number,
Mobile Phone Number

Contact us with this email(imf.beninrepublicregion@yahoo.com) we are waiting for your response to commence with the transfer immediately.

Your personal code:
Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No:
674632 Password No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your
Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code
No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret
Code No: XXTN013 ,

We are expecting your urgent response to this email to know if you will be able to come down here to our Office or send the $105 for the consultation fee of the Attorney to release your payment today


HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE $105 THROUGH WESTERN
UNION OR MONEY GRAM.


Receiver's Name:--------Boris Agossou
Country---------------------Benin Republic
City--------------------------Cotonou
Zip code------------------00229
Question-----------------When
Answer-------------------Now
Amount------------------$105
MTCN--------------------
Sender's Name-----------
Sender's Moblie Phone number----------


DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
DAVINS MORGAN IMF DIRECTOR
E-MAIL imf.beninrepublicregion@yahoo.com
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT







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