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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: "Dr. Paul Barnett" <fxswap@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: "Dr. Paul Barnett" <jsppaul2014@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 07:55:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent


                        Contract / Inheritance fund Payment Notification

Attn: Pls,

We discovered your name among the list of beneficiaries that have not yet received their payment, on behalf of the International Monetary Fund we are sorry for the inconveniences this delay might have caused your good-self, you are hereby finally advised to stop all further communications with any agents, group of people or any Government bodies in respect of your payment.

All necessary Measures that will guarantee a successful transfer of your payment has been put in place through United Nations to transfer this fund to your account through Federal Reserve Bank of New York. You can contact us on this telephone number +234-909-782-6036 for a voice confirmation and also reconfirm your detail information as listed below.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Age:
3. Your Complete Address:
4. Your Cell Phone Number:
5. Your International Passport or Driver's License

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Paul Barnett
International Monetary Fund
Tel:+234-909-782-6036

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