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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: "JOSEPH WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ciaa11@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:31:45 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION TO YOU BENEFICIARY OF ATM MASTER CARD 1.

From: MasterCard® World Bank.
APPROVED ON:Monday November 23 2015 10:00AM
Subject: DEPT SETTLEMENT
OUR REF: IMF/REP-10/10500000
CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION:JOSEPH WILLIAMS
EMAIL: cdredg1000@hotmail.com
TEL:+12025999677 (Office No)

TABLE OF COMPENSATION.

CARD REGISTRATION NO:9027640
INSURANCE NO: MSTC006 {pending}
TAX CLEARANCE NO: 28456
AMOUNT:$2,500,000.00

Attention To You,

This email address has brought you an unexpected Luck, please read through carefully.

The International Monetary Fund(IMF) have been authorized by the World Bank and empowered with one trillion dollars to commence the immediate release of all held funds from the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Asia and Africa, Beneficiary must indicate his/her Tax Clearance Number(28456)when calling this office before we will attend to her/him.

MasterCard® World Bank have hence been employed to commence with the immediate compensation and co-ordination of payments of all pending government contracts, Inheritance, Bank transfers, Lottery winnings and compensations of scam victims, inquiries should be directed to this department immediately.

Your file has been updated and your email was selected and confirmed by our co-sponsor, Federal Reserve Bank New York as one of the Legal Beneficiaries. You will be pleased to Note that you have been approved to receive a sum of TWO Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars In Cash, Credited to Master Card No. 5148 6547 8940 6543 with serial Numbers: 2419879 and Reg.No.MCIMJ: 5148/4178, you are the sixth Beneficiary to be notified and we are only compensating 10 beneficiaries in this First Quarter of the year 2015.

All beneficiaries are mandated to travel over to master card World Bank Regional office with valid identification to sign the release documents you will have to contact the Office of the Presidency, United State of America for Non Appearance Approval Letter which attracts a clearance document, Contact information’s for Securing the Non Appearance Approval will be supplied subsequently, to you on your request.

Note that Your funds totaling Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$2,500,000.00) has been lodge in MasterCard (5148 6547 8940 6543) also drawn in your name, ready for release. All you have to do is Travel down immediately for the Signing and subsequent release of your Card.

PROCEDURES / RIGHTS AND PRECAUTIONS.

1. Your Winning Credit card MasterCard (5148 6547 8940 6543), has been insured to its real value.

2. Payments are made in Great British Pounds. ($2,500,000.00)

3. Any mail received of such should be reported to the claims Administrator above. This will help fight scam.

4. Your claims administrator has the due right to disqualify you for misconduct


5. Contact your claims administrator (Dr. Rex Johnson Tel: +14044653513 E-mail:ciaa11@outlook.com)

6. All prizes should be claimed on or before 14 days (three weeks) after announcement.

Secretary
DR. JOSEPH WILLIAM @
MasterCard® /IMF OFFICE:
D/L +12024556956 (USA)

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