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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: INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUNDS IMF <payofficeffddrrrddss@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUNDS IMF <payoffice09@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 20:54:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: IMF SEEKING FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT


 OFFICIAL LETTER FROM INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUNDS IMF
Deputy Division Chief Laurie Husak,
Financial and Administrative Systems
at International Monetary Fund
Tele:   313 528 3724
 
                                                       IMF SEEKING FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
 
ATTENTION:
 
To whom it many concern:                        Attention:
 
International Monitoring Funds IMF.Writes Through our intelligence-monitoring network and discovered that the transaction that the bank contacted you previously was legal. Recently the fund has been legally approved to be paid to you United Nations Agent Ishihara,
 
So, we the International Monitoring Funds IMF, in conjunction with the United Nations and Financial Monitoring Unit (UN) financial department have investigated through our monitoring network and confirmed that your transaction with the United Nations Agent Mr. Hisaaki  Ishihara is legal.You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction to claim your fund US$19.700,000.00 (Nineteen million Seven Hundred Thousand united states dollars)
 
Because of so much scam going on in West Africa Countries. We the International Monitoring Funds IMF as a body decided to contact the United Nations Agent Ishihara.for him to give us their procedures on how to sent this money to you without any further complain or delay. Because We just got an information from Mr.Hisaaki Ishihara that they have loaded your US$19.700,000.00 in ATM MASTER CARD with maximum withdrawal of $10,000,00 PER DAY and the CARD will be submitted to the Unired state post service company for immediate delivery to your doorstep.
 
For quick delivery of your parcel containing your ATM CARD and other Nine original back up documents. Then contact  directly to email Address or via phone,

www.fedex.com
604633198116
 
Contact Person: Mr. Hisaaki  Ishihara.
Contact E-MAIL; ( paymentunit24@accountant.com:
Contact Phone; 940 603 1420
 
Please note that the deadline for claiming your fund is exactly 72hours after the receipt of this email. After this period, your fund will be return back to the Africa. That is the instruction given to you .So take note.
 
We request that you reconfirm your mailing address to ensure conformity with our record for immediate dispatch of your parcel to you. Only valid residential/ Office address and postal address are certified OK.

Thanks,

Deputy Division Chief Laurie Husak,
Financial and Administrative Systems
at International Monetary Fund

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