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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 Goode." <service@imfinvestigation.ga>
Reply-To: ro23bo71@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:49:13 -0700
Subject: my subject

Hello,
I am very much aware of your ordeal towards actualizing the release of your long delayed payment.
Not very long after the World Bank completed the acquisition process of all pending payments, I discovered that my boss connived with some top officials of the World Bank to divert funds already approved to settle inheritances, email lottery winners and international contractors.

The World Bank has already given approval for the payment of your fund while they deliberately delay your payment and continue to demand fees from different departments mostly from Africa, the UK, Europe and Asia all in an attempt to enrich their private accounts. I wonder why you haven’t notice all these while.
I contacted you because my religion does not permit such, however, i am newly appointed to head the IMF/WB investigation department.

Your fund was authorized to be paid to you through the World Bank accredited affiliate with a Key Tested Reference/Claim Code Number, which was supposed to have been issued to you before now.

Upon your response to this message, I shall guide you and provide you with all you needed to contact the World Bank affiliate who will facilitate the release of your payment.

Truly Yours,

Mr. Robert Goode.
Investigation office of Internal Audit and Inspection,
IMF/WB.
Tel: +44 708 766 8914
Fax: +44 845 874 1291
Email: ro23bo71@gmail.com
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