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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: Greg Truman <greg.truman000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imf2015funder@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:57:55 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

Owner,Your email was found ( in the Central Computer among the list of
unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that
was originated from Africa,Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, Americans ) among
the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been
located to the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NEW YORK . Your email appeared among
the beneficiaries, who will receive a part-payment of your contractual sum
of $11,000,000.00 (Eleven Million Dollars) and it have been approved
already for months. You are advised to get back to us immediately through
this email greg.truman000@gmail.com <greg.truman000@gmail.com> For more
direction and instruction on how to receive your fund. However, we received
an email from one Mr. Virgle Lee Samples who told us that he is your next
of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. He has also submitted
his account for us to transfer the fund to him including his International
passport; we want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to
confirm if you are dead or not? Please if you are still alive, kindly
furnish us with below information: 1. Your Full Name.......2.
Address...............3. Country.................4.
Age....................5. Occupation................6. Telephone
Number...........7. Next Of Kin....N/A..............8. Home Equity
(Yes/No)......... Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF
(International Monetary Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which
according to records in the system had been long overdue. I wait to hear
from you soonest. Best Regards,Dr Greg TrumanOperational Manager,Office of
the IMF NEW YORK,United States.*

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