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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: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)" <testing@mailbag.com>
Reply-To: internationalmonetary55@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 07:03:51 -0600
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)



INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),
700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20431
Ref Swift: IMFDUS3W2013

FASN: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G

Dear Sir/Ma,

While I.M.F serving almost all the countries of the world, we’re obligated
to comply with both Domestic and International Financial Laws, which
requires us to verify your identity prior to sending or receiving wire
transfer to or from nations. Please understand that this procedure is
crucial for preventing financing terrorism and organized crime throughout
the world. Today the Global Financial Stability Report, a quarterly
publication launched to review a regular assessment of global Pending
Foreign Payments, reviewed that your contract/Inherence fund
US$15,500.000.00 which was seized and confiscated on Tuesday, July 10,
2012 by the Global Illicit Financial Team as it was tagged suspicious fund
transfer was proven to be a legal fund, free from any illegal business and
civil, criminal, or financial crime.

In view to the verification process and survey in the Joint Annual
Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the IMF, the World Bank and other
key International Financial Intelligence Agencies, it has been showed that
you have fully complied with the International statutory provision for
payment of Huge Funds under Article 102, section 36, SS 1a-2b of the 2012
International Financial and Allied Matters Act. Prior to this effect, an
irrevocable fund transfer authorization letter has been forwarded to the
remitting bank "Wema Bank Plc" to commence with the fund transfer as
appropriate to you as the beneficiaries with Fund Allocation Approval
Serial Number: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G.

With all due respect Sir/Ma, we apologize for the inconveniences and pains
this delay might have caused you and note that your fund US$15,500,000.00
{Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars} shall be release to you.
Note that you are to pay for the wire transfer fee of your fund that will
be requested by the bank. Kindly contact; Mr. Segun Oloketuyi, the Group
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank Plc, Email: {
oloketuyi.segun@yahoo.com } with your Fund Allocation Approval Serial
Number: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G, as your fund transfer order has been
forward to their bank and you are only required to re-confirm the
following; 1) Full Name:.....2) Contact Address:.... 3) Tel:... for
verification reasons only. Any hesitation or procrastination in following
up as advised herewith might endanger the transfer of your fund
US$15,500,000.00 into your designated Bank account within three Bank
working days. Thanks and congratulations.

Faithfully;
cc: James Roaf,
Senior Regional Representative (I.M.F).
Cc: Christine Lagarde
Managing Director (I.M.F).
Cc: Ben S. Bernanke
Chairman, Federal Reserve Board System,
cc: Mr. Segun Oloketuyi,
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Wema Bank Plc
Email: oloketuyi.segun@yahoo.com






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