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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.Eric Campbell" <officef254@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Eric Campbell" <davigreen988@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 05:03:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention My Dear


Hello My Dear


The IMF
Global Debt Committee in conjunction with World Bank has received your
pending payment, with international payment voucher number (WB-11014-05)
amounting to (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars).Your name was short listed among others whose international
payment has long been overdue for payment. With reference number
UN/IMF/WBF 05014/05, this amount has been scheduled for immediate
release via our committees authorized corresponding bank in Benin
Republic. The IMF was alarmed on her recent findings on global banking
inside practices perpetuated and instigated by unauthorized banking
practice. This unprofessional activity in some bank has resulted in
international wire delays, permanent frozen of fund and seizures.

In
other to resolve the crises, the IMF in conjunction with various
foreign governments and financial agencies has audited and authorized
release and payment of 291 frozen assets and funds to victims. Due to
the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in some countries involved,
the Payments are to be supervised by the 'IMF' Officials through our
corresponding Bank Overseas.

According to the number of
applicants at hand, half of the victims are from the United States. You
are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any
ongoing communication between you and any individual or bank in
connection with your lost for any reason whatsoever, this is to avoid
conflict with ongoing criminal investigation. You are advised to
reconfirm to this committee the following details, to enable us issue
irrevocable payment order to our authorized paying bank.

Your full name
Your office or home address
Your personal/reachable telephone
Your profession

Be
informed, you have the option to receive your payment by ATM VISA CARD
We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we hear from you.
Meanwhile, you should communicate the above requested details via our
official email.

Yours Faithfully
Hon. Eric Campbell.
(Chairman) IMF Global Debt Committee
Benin Republic West Africa

NB:
Your inheritance funds will be transfer to you through the
international monetary funds  (IMF) paying bank in Benin Republic, every
directives of the transfer will be send to you by this office as soon
as we receive the above needed information.

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