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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- eldercleyus.magege@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- officer: elder cletus magege. email: eldercleyus.magege@gmail.com 1. full names: 2. residential address: 3. direct mobile (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: info@imf.com
Reply-To: imf.fundpaynotice@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 05:59:23 +0530
Subject: Contact imf.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

Headquarters 1 (HQ1): International Monetary Fund,

700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431

Ref Code: IMFDUS3WXXX

Attn: Beneficiary,

The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) in conjunction with UNITED NATION and the Foreign Exchange Transfer Department Reserve Bank of India has decided to bring to your attention, that you were listed as a beneficiary in the recent schedule for payment of outstanding IMF Compensation Program pending since 2010-2014. According to your file record with your Email ID and Ref code(IMFDUS3WXXX).Your payment is categorized as:- Unpaid Compensation Funds.

Recently on the 4th of September, 2014,the Secretary-General of United Nations (Mr. Ban ki -moon) and (Mrs. Christine Lagarde) of The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) met with the Senate Committee on Foreign Payment, regarding unclaimed funds which have Contact IMF Claim been due for a long run. At the end of the meeting Secretary-General of United Nations (Mr Ban Ki-moon) made a mandate that all unclaimed funds to be released back to the beneficiary stating that it is an unfair practice to withhold funds in Government basket for one reason or the other. We are making this publication to inform you the beneficiary with the indicated Ref. code above that $ 1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars) has been awarded to your email with the above Ref. Code No. As it was commanded by The IMF Director (Mrs. Christine Lagarde) that India is an IMF Member Country, so your payment will be transferred by RBI only to your account.

You are therefore required to contact the IMF Resident Representative to RBI ( Elder Paul Cletus) in India, who will further give you guidelines to enable the transfer of your amount into your account immediately, and send the above Reference code number to him Via email Below. You are instructed to fill the form below and send it immediately to the IMF Representative to RBI so he can forward it to the foreign transfer department RBI for payment proceeds of your funds to your account.

Reconfirm your details- for crediting.

Fill The Form Below and forward by E-mail to:

IMF REPRESENTATIVE TO (RBI) NEW DELHI.

Resident Representative Officer: Elder Cletus Magege.

Email: eldercleyus.magege@gmail.com

1. Full Names:

2. Residential Address:

3. Direct Mobile Number:

4. Ref Code:

5. Occupation:

6. Sex/Age:

7.State:

8. Country:

Thank you and your swift response will be to your utmost advantage.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Celina Audrey Gomez.

Email;imf.fundpaynotice@hotmail.com

IMF Public Service Announcer.

ASIA/MIDDLE EAST REGION.

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