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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: "Mrs.Christine Lagarde." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfoffice100001@yeah.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 21:16:29 -0600
Subject: 2.7From Mrs.Christine Lagarde, Your Funds Notification (IMF)

Hello Beneficiary,

We would like to bring to the notice of the general public that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation, and may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo. The scam letters instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a Certificate of International Capital Transfer or other forms of approval, to enable them receives large sums of monies as beneficiaries. The contact e-mail information is always BOGUS and unsuspecting individuals are then requested to send their personal banking details which the scammers utilize for their fraudulent activities.



Contrary to what is stated in these scam e-mails, letters, or phone conversations, the IMF does NOT authorize, verify, monitor, or assist in contract or inheritance payments between third parties and/or Governments, nor does it endorse the activities of any bank, financial institution, or other public or private agency. For purposes of clarification, the IMF is an inter-governmental organization whose transactions and operations are carried out directly with its member countries.



If you have already received such e-mails, you are advised to forwards all further information of such e-mails to Barrister Frank Daniel to enable him to inform the FBI/EFCC for further investigation. Moreover, in the event that you have sent them funds, you can contact Mr. Frank Daniel to assist you and have all complain forwarded to the EFCC in Nigeria.



We apologize for all loss and with the help of the Nigeria Government, we where able to recover so much money from these fraudsters that is why we are compensating you with the sum of $5.000.000 US dollars, from the Nigeria Government. To receive this payment, you are advised to contact The IMF officer Barrister. Frank Daniel. To assist you with the next step available for you to receive of your compensation payment,



Please Note: To receive your compensation payment kindly contact the Attorney with your information needed below to proceed. The preparation of your Online Banking to enable you start your transfer as soon as possible. Your Token Login username and password will be provided to you, once your account has been setup.


You are advised to provide the following information needed below for the attorney to Address you properly.



1. Full Name ..................................
2. Sex ................................
3. Residential Address .............................
4. Fax/ Phone Number ............................
5. Country ......................
6. your Identity card .................



kindly reconfirm the above information, for the benefit of your Funds if truly you are a beneficiary or a victim and we are once again sorry for your loss the attorney will explain to you all you need to know and the steps to follow for you to receive your funds in 24 hours..



Contact Name: Barrister Frank Daniel
Email: compensationoffice@yeah.net



Best Regards.
International Monetary Fund.
Mrs.Christine Lagarde,
IN GOD WE TRUST.
https://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/bloggers/christine-lagarde/

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