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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: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Reply-To: <secretayg@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 10:44:28 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),
700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20431
Ref Swift: IMFDUS3W2013
FASN: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G

Dear Sir/Ma,

YOUR WITHHELD FUND {US$15,500.000.000} HAS BEEN APPROVED.

We’re obligated to inform you that today the regular assessment of the global Pending Foreign Payments by the Global Financial Stability, reported that you have fully complied with the International statutory provision for payment of Huge Funds under Article 102, section 36, SS 1a-2b of the 2012 International Financial and Allied Matters Act. Prior to this, your withheld $15,500,000.00 which was seized and confiscated on Tuesday, July 10, 2013 by the Global Illicit Financial Team has been APPROVED after due verification and confirmation that you met all the requirement for the release. Kindly contact; Mr. Phillips Oduoza, the Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director of United Bank for Africa Plc, via Email: (phillipsoduoza001@financier.com), with your Fund Allocation Approval Serial Number: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G, and re-confirm the following; 1) Full Name:.....2) Contact Address:.... 3) Tel:... for verification reasons only, as he is the Real/Genuine Official incharge for the immediate transfer of your fund US$15,500,000.00 into your designated Bank account within three Bank working days.

Faithfully;
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director (I.M.F).
cc: Mr. Gene Leon,
Senior Regional Representative
IMF Africa Region.

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