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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: "Payment Notification" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlinesafety.imf2016.gh@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:30:39 +1100
Subject: Possible Spam : RE:CLAIM

Good Day,
 
We are glad to send you this email to notify you concerning your fund which has been in the custody of the Ghana Postal Service for the past few months.
 
Because of the fact that many people could not afford to pay the charges which the delivery company are asking them to pay as to get there compensated fund delivered to them, We the Internation Monetary Fund Department Ghana has dicieded to get it dispatch to you via the custody of the Ghana Postal service in a low-cost at $150 USD which is for the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp of your fund.
 
So be inform that all necessarry arrangement has been put in place by the International Monetry Fund Department Ghana but the only thing remaining before the Accra Postal service we dispatch your fund to you is just the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp of your fund which will cost you just $150 USD.
 
Note that you are to pay for the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp of your fund which is $150 Dollars only so that your fund will be dispatch to you at your doorstep immediately.
 
Be rest assure that as soon as you contact them with the data’s below and follow there due process by paying the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp which is just $150 USD, your fund will be dispatch to you within 48hours with guarantee via master card, cashier check or direct transfer by bank .
 
When contacting them, you are to contact them with your fund registration code below as to enable them locate your own package on-time and for more information you are to visit our site;(HTTP://WWW.IMF.ORG/EXTERNAL/NP/EXR/CHRON/MDS.ASP).
 
DATA TO CONTACT THEM WITH:
 
Registration Code: BG2413FFT001
 
 
Full Name:.........
Sex:...................
Mailing Address:.........
Personal Phone
Number...........
Occupation:..................
 
Here is the information of the Ghana Postal Service Branch Office which you are to contact:
 
Contact Person: Mr. Edward Z. Coffe
Office: Deputy Postmaster General/Operation Plannng
Cell Phone: +233-237-044-520
Company Email: executivesdelivery.specalist.inc@deliveryman.com
Alternative onlinesafety.imf2016.gh@gmail.com
Company Site: http://www.nipost.gov.ng
 
Once again you are to contact them immediately you received this email as to enable them commence with delivery to your doorstep.
 
Thanks for your understanding
 
Sincerely,
Mr.Shedrack Kufo
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND DEPARTMENT
ACCRA GHANA UNIT

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