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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 Dominic Wilson <diplomatketherinjohnson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: IIMF@qq.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 01:37:12 -0500
Subject: I ANTICIPATE YOUR URGENT ACTION ON THIS TO FINALIZE THE TRANSFER OF
YOUR FUND ONCE AND FOR ALL.

FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.
100 Broad Street Main Ave Victoria Island, 20004
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)


ATTENTION: Are You DEAD or Alive?


This is to officially inform you that Consignment Box has been
accredited with your favor.The Consignment Box Value with
$25,500,000.000 USD. You are advice to contact our Affiliate courier
company with the information below.

NOTE: The only fees you have to pay is the courier company fee which
is $2,970,Please you don't have to worry for anything as the
transaction is 100% risk free.The consignment is coming with a DHL
representative agent who will accompany the consignment to your house
address.


We write to confirm the information we just heard from a man name MR.
ANTHONY WHEALS, he call our office on your behalf and he disclosed to
us that you ask him to come and claim your compensation funds
of($25,500,000.000USD) He made things very cleared to us that you are
dead and he's the only person you
disclosed this matter with and you have instructed him to come and
claim the money since you are dead.


I am writing to confirm the fact if you are DEAD or Alive and failure
to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what Mr..ANTHONY WHEALS
said is right that you are dead. Mr.ANTHONY WHEALS has agreed to pay
the needed fund valued at $2,970US Dollars required for the postage
fee of your Consignment Box, but we have not gotten the money from him
yet as we want to find out if you are dead or not, so if you are still
alive you are advice in your own best interest to reply back and so we
can stop further communication with Mr. ANTHONY WHEALS and deliver the
Consignment Box to your door step being the original beneficiary.



Now for the delivery of your Consignment Box with the following information.

Your Full Name:......................
Your Mailing Address:................
Your Telephone Number:...............
Your City:.........................
Your State:........................
Your emails.................
Emails password................
Your Country:......................


MAKE SURE YOU SEND THE $$2,970 TODAY BECAUSE I WILL BE IN THE BANK TO
ENSURE THAT THE TRANSFER COMMENCES
IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THE REMAINING $2,970 FOR THE INSURANCE COVERAGE
FEE AND I WILL FORWARD THE TELEX COPY TO
YOU FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION.

USE THIS INFORMATION TO SEND THE $$2,970 IMMEDIATELY AND GET BACK TO
ME WITH THE PAYMENT INFO’S MONEY GRAM
ONLY.
RECEIVER NAME: RAPHAEL IGWEZE
COUNTRY: BENIN
CITY: COTONOU
QUESTION: GOOD?
ANSWER: GOD
AMOUNT: $2,970 ONLY.
MTCN#….?
SENDER NAME….

I ANTICIPATE YOUR URGENT ACTION ON THIS TO FINALIZE THE TRANSFER OF
YOUR FUND ONCE AND FOR ALL.

Regards,
Mr Dominic Wilson
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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