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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: "FUND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnduggan583@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 21:21:59 +0100
Subject: MY NAME IS CHRISTINE LAGARDE IMF CHAIRMAN



--
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON , D.C.,
UNITED STATES.
PARENT ORGANIZATION : UNITED NATIONS

DEAR.

MY NAME IS CHRISTINE LAGARDE IMF CHAIRMAN. YOU ABANDONED YOUR FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS WITH GUARANTY TRUST BANK GHANA. WHAT IS THE REASON, WHO IS TYING TO DECEIVE YOU BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED BANK WITH JOHN DUGGAN. IF YOU REFUSE TO CONTACT JOHN DUGGAN IMF WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO RECEIVE PAYMENT AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH WRONG PEOPLE ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE WITH NO GOOD NEWS . YOUR MONEY STILL REMAIN WITH BANK IN GHANA AND YOU MUST CONTACT JOHN DUGGAN IF YOU CARE IMF SIGNATURE AND APPROVAL.

APPROVED AGENT: JOHN DUGGAN
BANK NAME: GUARANTY TRUST BANK GHANA
EMAIL: johnduggan583@gmail.com
TEL: +233267816195

THIS IS APPROVED BANK FROM UNITED NATIONS, IMF, WORLD BANK AND FBI AND WITHOUT THIS MENTION BANK NONE OF ALL THIS AGENT WILL SUPPORT YOU OR APPROVE PAYMENT FOR YOU.

SINCERELY
CHRISTINE LAGARDE
IMF CHAIRMAN.

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