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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: "www.imf.org" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chief.dr.lawrenceokon@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 23:59:30 -0000
Subject: DID YOU PERMIT MR.MARTIN HAROLD TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN?

Presidential Approval Notice:
>From the office the Presidency
Chief.Dr.Lawrence Okon




Attn: Fund Recipients.



Based on the meeting we have with United Nations and IMF officials on your payment, I writing to inform you that your files appeared on our desk to pay you a partial payment of 2 million US Dollars of your funds for this last quarter of the year.


But we are having misunderstanding because one Mr. Martin Harold called yesterday that he is your new next of kin that you instructed him to receive the funds on your favor that you are totally sick and you cannot work or answer any calls.


But we were so confuse that is why the authority instructed me to contact you for us to know if he is telling us the truth or not.


He even forwarded this bank details to us.

MR.MARTIN HAROLD.
FIFTH THIRD BANK
10444 BELLEVILLE, RD.
BELLEVILLE, MI 48111 USA
ACCOUNT #: 9901050907
SWIFT CODE: FRBCU53C


After he provided this account to us, he instructed us not to inform you and we should transfer the funds into his account directly because he is your next of kin.


Kindly check this account and name if we can go ahead and transfer the funds into his account email me right away to my direct mailbox (dr.lawrenceokon@gmail.com) .


We wait to hear from you soon.


Don't keep us waiting for your own good.



Thanks.

Chief.Dr.Lawrence Okon
Special Adviser to Mr. President

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