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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: David Gamba <gbd650009@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: David Gamba <mdgamba33@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:55:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Compliment


 Compliment,

Be informed that Official Mandatory instructions has been passed to the Authorised Paying center (IMF World Audits

Regulatory Authority). Your Payment Information File (PIF) and your Funds' Custodian Release Order (FCRO) has been

officially passed to the Payment Co-ordinator of the IMF World Audits Regulatory Authority.

Your Payment Allocation File which contains the legal approval documents have been passed officially to the

remittance desk of IMF World Audits Regulatory Authority. Once you follow my directives in this letter, you shall

confirm the Funds in your account within next 24hours.

Get back t us with the following details: Direct Telephone Number, Name, Address, Occupation, Gender, Age and a

Copy of your ID.

Your kind response to this notification letter would be appreciated.

Send your Reply here: mdgamba33@gmail.com

Yours Truly.
Mr.David Gamba
IMF World Audits Regulatory Authority

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