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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: "Abebe Aemro Selassie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsontose100@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:47:23 +0100
Subject: International Monetary Fund Compensation Unit..

International Monetary Fund Compensation Unit,
In Affiliation With World Bank.
1900 Pennsylvania


Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM): Monitors financial
sectors and capital

markets, and monetary and foreign exchange systems, arrangements, and
operations.
Nigeria Annex
drjohnsontose@outlook.com
2348168632405
Our Ref: IMF/USA/00111

International Monetary fund Agency (I.M.F
Attn Sir
This is to inform you of your long overdue outstanding payment in our
banking records from IMF Abuja which has been transferred to an online
bank in Lagos, so i have been sent to Lagos to find out what is still
keeping this funds in the bank and that is why i am contacting you
because we have been searching on how to get in touch with you. So
kindly read carefully and confirm if you are still living.

In our Central Computer, your's is among the list of unclaimed
inheritance funds and you have to update your information through this
email contact for immediate confirmation .You appeared among the
beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$3,800,000 million
(Three million eight hundred thousand Dollars) and it has been
approved already for payment months ago.

However we received an email from one Mr. Peter C. Hansen
2504 Lake shore Drive
Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 53081
USA. who told us
that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last
year September.He has also submitted his account information to the
office department for transfer of the fund to him as your next of kin
and has sent his account to us .

We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in
our Bank record before we can make the transfer into his account and
for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not. Please,
confirm immediately before our action in releasing the outstanding
payment against your name. Upon this, If you are still alive, I
request you send your full personal information as soon as possible to
enable this department finalize the transfer of the fund to your
nominated foreign Bank Account. This department needs the following
information from you urgently for proper confirmation that it is you
are alive.

1.) Full Names.....................
2.) Telephone/Fax Number...........
3.) Contact Address................
4.) Age/Marital Status.............
5.) Occupation.................. ..
6.) Sex............................

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf of International Monetary
fund Agency(I.M.F) towards this means of contact and proper
confirmation required urgently from you if are still alive or not. You
can get back to me via my private email:
(drjohnsontose@outlook.com). my phone . Once i receive
your confirmation then i shall forward your details to the bank here
in Lagos Nigeria. I hope this email
reaches you in good faith.

Warmest Regards,

Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM): Monitors financial
sectors and capital

markets, and monetary and foreign exchange systems, arrangements, and
operations.

Abebe Aemro Selassie

Director of African Department IMF

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