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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: "Barr. FRED JAMES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredjames10980@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 10:23:29 -0700
Subject: From International Monetary Fund.//4

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that an ATM Card that worth $10,000.000.00usd (TEN MILLION UNITED STATE Dollars) has been issued as a compensation payment for all the short listed 2015/2016 scam victims whose email address was recovered during the recent internet probing and investigation process.

Your email address was found among the list so we are in no doubt believed that those syndicates must have collect money from you through their dubious criminal ways.
Please note that upon receipt of your response we will process and send you ATM Card Payment and you will use it to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, so if you like to receive your fund, contact the director in charge of the compensation payment at INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND SETTLEMENT CENTER NIGERIA HEAD OFFICE on his email address: (fredjames10980@gmail.com) or (fredjames109809@gmail.com) and also send him the following information


your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have a lot of listed victims to be settled.

From International Monetary Fund.
Barr. FRED JAMES----

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