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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. Robert Ferguson" <posh_gmt@qubeemail.com.bd>
Reply-To: lmonetaryinternationa@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 09:49:07 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND (US$5.5M PAYMENT)


International Reconciliation and Logistics Vault
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS.

It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our logistic
department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the cause
of your inadequate dealings with some imposters who claim to be staff in
banks and other regional payment centers. Our reconciliation teams with
the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after freezing suspected
impostors account.

This support was fully effective with the help of World Bank after a
summit meeting in London, on the financial analysis on financial stability
issues fluctuating their economy with the international global standard.

After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of
customers to be paid who fell victims to those Imposters to unawareness.
And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and
financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of
payment. We have arranged your payment through our swift card centers,
which is the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund
Reconciliation Office.

The card center will send you an ATM Debit card with cash equivalent of
$5.5 Million USD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM
Center, Banks and Union Pay Credit outlets in the world, You are hereby
selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to
acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to
the Logistic Department by email listed below.

Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults,
International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Contact Manager: Mr. Paul Rochers
Email: mrpaulrochersnng2010@rocketmail.com

1. Full Name:
2. Phone and Fax Number:
3. Your age and Current Occupation:
4. Delivery Address:

For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
other person (s) or office (s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your
payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,
which is (ATM-7750) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the
Card Center by using it as your subject.

Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising for
the delivery of the donation parcel. This is due to Legal law protecting
all donation funds misappropriation.

Yours in Service,

Mr. Robert Ferguson
Admin Chairman
International Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults
International Monetary Fund (IMF)



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