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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 KUKU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidkuku@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:12:54 -0800
Subject: REPLY

 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AGENCY
INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT
EUROPE
 
 
Dear Concerned Beneficiary,
This is to inform you of your long overdue Payment outstanding
records.We saw your name in the Central Computer among list of unpaid
 
inheritance claims individuals and have to update your information through
 
this email contact for immediate confirmation.
 
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment
 
of US$5.500, 000 million (Five million and five hundred thousand United
 
State dollars) and it has been approved already for payment. However we
 
received an email from one Mr. Morris Thompson who told us that he is your
 
next of kin and that you died in a car accident last  few days.
 
He has also submitted his account information to the office, department for
 
transfer of the funds to him as your inheritor. We are now verifying by
 
contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can
 
make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if
 
you are dead or not. Please, confirm response immediately before our action
 
release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out.
Upon this, i request you reconfirm your full personal information as soon as
 
possible to enable this department finalize the release of your funds to
 
you. This department needs the following information from you urgently.
 
1. Full Names..........
2. Telephone and Fax Number..........
3. Contact Address..........
4. Age..........
5. Occupation..........
6. Sex..........
 
 
David Kuku
 

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