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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: "Legislative Officer" <imf@info.org>
Reply-To: agentjosephpeterson@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:41:38 -0600
Subject: FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT / UNIT.


INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT / UNIT. HEA=
D OFFICE NO: 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20431, Unit=
ed States Phone/FAX: Tel: +19406048449 ATTENTION! The International Monetar=
y Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global =
monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international =
trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce =
poverty around the world. This Email is to enlighten you of a very importan=
t information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the diff=
iculties you have been experiencing in getting your long overdue payment du=
e to excessive demand of money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and =
Courier Companies, Diplomatic agents and fraudulent barristers after which =
your fund/payment remain unpaid to you. I am Mr. Joseph Peterson a highly p=
laced official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). I have been assign=
ed to take responsibility of your funds remittance to you without further d=
elay. It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by s=
o many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated =
by Various Banks and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and=
we have decided to put a stop to these nightmares, which is the reason I w=
as appointed to handle your transaction. You are among the list of individu=
als and companies whose unpaid funds have been approved for payment under t=
he stipulated guidelines of the United Nations Economic and Social Council,=
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other member countries of the United=
Nations, any amount of money that has been found in the international fina=
ncial database waiting to be transferred without claims after the submissio=
n of every payment report shall be confiscated and forfeited to the United =
Nations account. All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, NGOs, Fin=
ance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have =
been in contact with you of late have been instructed to quit from your tra=
nsaction 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 transacti=
on/funds remittance as your fund will be transferred to you directly from o=
ur source. Do reconfirm the below details to enable the processing of your =
funds remittance. A) Full name & Address, B) Direct Telephone number, C) Se=
x D) Occupation & Age Respond to this e-mail on (jopetersonimf@outlook.com)=
with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fu=
nds will be released to you. Kindly report any suspected scam/fraud email o=
r ongoing transaction to this office for investigation and wait for feedbac=
k. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your=
own risk. Happy New Year and God Bless you. Kind Regards, Mr. Joseph Peter=
son Legislative Affair International Monetary Fund Head Department Washingt=
on Dc =A9 2015 -----------------------------------------WARNING------------=
------------------------ This communication is from the International Monet=
ary Fund, beneficiaries are advised to adhere strictly to directives. Any f=
und beneficiary who ignores instruction will be doing so at his/her own ris=
k.=20

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