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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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Fraud email example:

From: "IMF-IEO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nancy.wagner@imf-eo.org>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 22:51:13 +0900
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY AS I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

International Monetary Fund
Independent Evaluation Office
700 19th Street, N.W,
Washington D.C. 20431, U.S.A.
Tel: 1 915 229 3269

For your urgent attention.

I am writing to inform you that I just returned back from IMF executive meetings that was held in Washington DC and several issues was deliberated including impending financial grants and inheritance funds which you were among the people under this category. During the meeting a resolution was passed for all impending financial grants funds and unreleased inheritance funds to be released to the beneficiaries in accordance with the modern banking system whereby the beneficiaries funds will be deposited into online checking account opened in their names so that they can easily access their funds online without facing any fiscal impediments after meeting the banking operating requirements to have access to the online checking account.

The resolution was passed with immediate effect and the bank approved to handle the release of the impending financial grant fund to the beneficiaries via setting up online checking account for them is Bank of Montreal and the only requirement that the beneficiary's need to provide to the bank is their personal information and sworn affidavit of account online validation. I had interaction with the officials of the Bank of Montreal after the meeting because some of the bank executives were present at the meeting and I pleaded with them to fasten up your own transaction because you are a close friend of mine and they assured me to do so once your personal data and the sworn affidavit of account online validation is made available to them.

In furtherance to this development, you need to forward your complete information to me immediately such as:

1. Your Full Names
2. Current Resident Address
3. Birth Certificate
4. Driver's License or International Passport
5. Your passport photograph
6. The name that you would want to use for the setting up of the online checking account.
7. The name and passport photograph of your next of kin.
8. Your tax identification number.
9. If you have company, endeavor to forward the company name and address.

This is the new development as regard the release of your financial grant and you have to forward the listed information to me immediately for onward submission to the Bank of Montreal for them to commence setting up the online checking account for you while we make plans on how to get the sworn affidavit of account online validation being the only requirements for the bank to give you access into the online checking account once completely established.

I expect your prompt response to this email and as well congratulates you.

Regards,
Ms. Nancy Wagner
DMD/Chief Administrative Officer
IMF, Independent Evaluation Office,
Washington D.C. 20431, U.S.A.

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