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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: "Mr. Steve Haward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mfcosoffice99@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 03:28:01 -0800
Subject: THIS MESSAGE IS FROM IMF INTEGRITY OFFICE UNITED KINGDOM.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Mr. Steve Haward - I.M.F Regional officer (United Kingdom)
Executive Controller in United Kingdom and Debt Reconciliation
32 Park Hamilton Drive Manchester United Kingdom.

ATTN:FUND OWNER.

Your Long overdue Payment.

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the

difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by

both corrupt Bank officials, diplomat and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you. I am Mr. Steve

Howard a highly placed official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have

reached our office by so many correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks, diplomat

and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa, America and Asia and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why i

was appointed to handle your transaction here in London uk.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasitical, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies

which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back up from your transaction and you have been advised

NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment. You are hereby advised NOT to remit

further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from

our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instructions is at your own risk. Please you are to furnish

us with below information's:

1. Your Full Name........
2. Address...............
3.Country.................
4.Age....................
5.Occupation................
6.Telephone Number...........
7.Next Of Kin..................

Respond to this e-mail on (imfcosoffice99@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how

your fund will be released.once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) for failure to pay

your funds on time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue.

I await to hear from you soonest.

Regards,

Mr. Steve Haward
I.M.F Regional officer (United Kingdom)
Debt Reconciliation and Executive Controller
Tel: (+44) 161 884 1079
Fax: (+44) 161 999 5678
SWIFT: IMFDUS3WXXX
E-mail: RRR-UK@IMF.ORG
E-mail:ethics@imf.org

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