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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: CYNTHIA BARISCO <"wwww."@gamma.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: CYNTHIA BARISCO <cynthia.bar1@financier.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 22:49:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNER!

IMF WORLD REGULATORY OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS REGULATORY AUTHORITY
INTER-CONTINENTAL DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPT.
ADDRESS:. 4326 SCOTLAND STREET HOUSTON, TEXAS 77007. USA
PHONE NO: +1 (214) 302-8403

FROM THE DESK OF: HONORABLE DONALD DUKE DIRECTOR


ATTENTION: PROVISION OF AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM CERTIFICATE FOR LEGAL COVER/
PROTECTION OF US$12,500,000.00 M IN FAVOR.

I AM RATHER SPEECHLESS AT THE MOMENT AS THE ANTICIPATION OF THIS LONG AWAITED
MOMENT IS ABOUT TO ARRIVE.
PERSONALLY, I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO GO AHEAD AND CONCLUDE THE REMITTANCE OF YOUR
PAYMENT CONSIDERING YOU HAVE
COME A LONG WAY PURSUING TO YOUR PAYMENT.

DRAGGING UNNECESSARY ATTENTIONS AT THIS MOMENT WILL DO US NO GOOD RATHER THAN
HARM AND DAMAGE. YOU
CANNOT AFFORD TO LOOSE YOUR FUND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FEE IS NOTHING COMPARING
TO YOUR APPROVED OVER
DUE PAYMENT WITH THIS OFFICE THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), SO I WILL
ADVICE YOU TO PROCEED AND
COMPLETE THE TRANSFER OF YOUR SAID FUND BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE TO SAY AS YOU KNOW
THAT I AM ONLY A WORKER AT THIS OFFICE AND I WORK ACCORDING TO THERE
DIRECTIVES.

NOW LISTEN AND LISTEN VERY ATTENTIVELY, I HAVE PROMISE YOU THAT I AM GOING TO
HELP YOU GET THE TRANSFER
COMPLETED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHICH I FULLY KNOWS THAT I CAN DO EXACTLY
WHAT
AS I HAVE PROMISED YOU
BUT IF YOU FEEL YOU DON'T TRUST ME THEN LETS FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING, SO
INVOLVING A THIRD PARTY WILL DO
US KNOW GOOD RATHER THAN ATTRACTING MORE AND MORE ATTENTIONS TO YOUR BUSINESS
TRANSACTION AND YOUR PRIVATE MONEY.

I AM HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE EXPRESSED YOUR THOUGHT DUE TO YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE
WITH THE NONE OFFICIAL
OFFICERS OF THIS OUR GREAT COUNTRY AND ALSO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING, WHICH I
PROMISE YOU THAT
YOU WILL NOT EXPERIENCE SUCH A THING IN YOUR LIFE AGAIN OR IN THIS PRESENT
TRANSACTION. BUT MY DEAR,
DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY SUCH THOUGHT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU FOR
GOOD, I MUST LET YOU
KNOW THAT IT IS AGAINST MY DOCTRINE AND RELIGION AS A CHRISTIAN TO STEAL, GOD
WILL BEAR ME WITNESS
THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT THOUGH OF EVIL FOR YOU, I HAVE NEVER EVEN IMAGINE OF
LYING TO YOU, LET ME
PERISH FOR EVER IN THE BOTTOMLESS PITT OF HELL, IF I AM HERE TO DECEIVE YOU.

I KNOW VERY WELL THAT YOU MAY HAVE HAD OF THE ROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATION
GOING ON IN THIS PRESENT WORLD
AND I MUST TELL YOU THAT TRIBULATION AND TRIAL WILL ONLY LAST FOR A WHILE, BUT
JOY COMES IN THE MORNING.
IF YOU HAVE FAITH LIKE A MUSTER SEED, YOUR GOOD DREAMS WILL DEFINITELY BECOME
REALITY. GOD WILL DO IT FOR
YOU AND I, THEREFORE, ACCEPT AND CLAIM YOUR BLESSINGS NOW.

I WISH TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF I LIE TO YOU, I HAVE COMMITTED SIN AGAINST GOD
ALMIGHTY, AGAINST THE HOLY
SPIRIT, AND AGAINST YOU AS A HUMAN. AS THE BIBLE SAYS "NO SINNER WILL GO
UNPUNISHED, SO WHAT DOES IT PROFIT
ME TO ENJOY TODAY AND SUFFER TILL THE END OF MY LIFE, ALSO SUFFER PUNISHMENTS
FROM OUR CREATOR WHOM WE ALL
SHALL ANSWER TO AND GIVE ACCOUNT OF HOW WE LIVED OUR LIVES HERE ON EARTH. BY
THE WAY I URGE YOU TO GO ON YOUR
KNEELS TONIGHT AND PRAY ASKING GOD TO SHOW YOU THIS DEAL AND THE POSSIBLE
OUTCOME OF IT. THEN GO TO BED. I AM
VERY SURE THAT THE TRUE GOD WHOM YOU AND I ARE SERVING WILL REVEAL THE OUTCOME
TO YOU.

YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU COMPLETE YOUR FUND TRANSFER TODAY, SHOULD
YOU WISH TO COMPLETE YOUR FUND
TRANSFER WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC, PROCEED IMMEDIATELY AND
SEND THE NEEDED FEE OF $270.00 USD TO
ENABLE US COMPLETE YOUR FUND TRANSFER TODAY.

NOTE THAT ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE
SAID FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE REQUIRED FEE TODAY. SO DO GET
BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NOW LISTEN VERY WELL, I AM NOT HERE TO PLAY OR TO BE WASTING YOUR TIME OR MINE
IF THIS TRANSACTION IS NOT
FOR REAL AND THE ONLY THING WHY I AM FIGHTING AND WORKING HARD TO TRANSFER YOUR
SAID APPROVED FUNDS INTO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IS BECAUSE ONCE YOU ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE IT AND START MAKING
WITHDRAWAL FROM YOUR
ACCOUNT, YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY REGAIN YOUR FINANCIAL FREEDOM AND HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY TO LIVE ON AND ESTABLISH A
GOOD BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, THEN YOU WILL COMPENSATE ME FOR MY
JOB WELL DONE AND FOR ME BEEN A
REVEREND FATHER OF THE HOLLY CATHOLIC CHURCH, I HAVE SWEAR TO MY GOD THAT I
WILL NOT LIE BEFORE HIM, SO GOD IN HEAVEN
KNOWS THAT I AM NOT A LIAR, I AM ONLY WORKING FOR YOU AND I MUST FOLLOW THE
RIGHT PROCEDURES.

BE GUARANTEED AND ASSURED THAT YOUR APPROVED FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO
YOUR PROVIDED BANK ACCOUNT UPON
THE RECEIPT CONFIRMATION OF THE SAID FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT 7WORKING HOURS AS
SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE
PAYMENT DIRECTIVES, AS THAT IS THE ONLY THING DELAYING YOU NOT TO RECEIVE YOUR
SAID FUNDS AT THE MOMENT.

HOW EVER; NOTE THAT EVERY NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED FOR THE
IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR SAID FUNDS
WITHIN THE NEXT 7HRS RECEIPT CONFIRM OF THE STATED FEE, THUS, THE SAID CHARGES
IS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSFER OF YOUR
SAID FUNDS INTO YOUR SAID BANK ACCOUNT, ALSO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE MAKING
OF THIS INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(IMF) RATHER, A STRINGENT MEASURE IMPOSED BY INTERNATIONAL MONETARY TASK FORCE
TO TRACK DOWN ILLEGAL MONEY LAUNDRY
ACTIVISTS AND TERRORIST SPONSORS.

ASSUMING THERE IS NO BOND ON THE FUND, ALL WE COULD HAVE DONE IS TO SUBTRACT
THE CHARGES FROM THE APPROVED AMOUNT
AND MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR YOU. BUT BECAUSE THE FUND WAS COMPLETELY BONDED FOR
SECURITY REASONS, THERE IS NO
WAY WE CAN DEDUCT OR ADD TO IT WHEN FUND IS BONDED FOR SECURITY REASONS, SO
SHOULD YOU WISH TO COMPLETE YOUR FUND
TRANSFER WITH THIS OFFICE, YOU HAVE TO ACT ACCORDINGLY TO ENABLE US WORK FOR
YOU IMMEDIATELY.

THIS LETTER IS OUR 100% BOND UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE TO YOU, AND FORMS A
LITERALLY DEED FOR THIS PAYMENT, IT ALSO
FORMS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL OUR CONFIRMATIONS / GUARANTEE COMMITTED TO YOU IN
RESPECT OF THIS MATTER. FOR
OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ARRANGEMENT, THIS IS A 'DEED OF UNDERSTANDING' BINDING
ON THIS PAYMENT APPROVED IN YOUR FAVOR.

FINALLY, WE UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY GUARANTEE TO YOU THAT LESS THAN 24
HOURS CONFIRMATION RECEIPT OF THE
ABOVE STATED FEES OF $270.00 USD, I SHALL GLADLY RELEASE YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT
INTO YOUR AUTHORIZED BANK ACCOUNT
WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

USE BELOW INFORMATION TO SEND IT VIA Money Gram TODAY

RECEIVERS NAME: EKENE ISAAC KINGSLEY
COUNTRY: Benin
CITY: Cotonou
AMOUNT: $270.00 USD

WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE INDEED VERY VERY SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES
ANY DELAY THIS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU
IN HAVING YOUR FUND PAID OUT TO YOU LONG BEFORE NOW.

CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS E-MAIL BY YOU IMMEDIATELY AND BE REST ASSURED THAT
YOU WILL BE SMILING TO YOUR BANK
ONCE YOU COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE DIRECTIVES NOW.

NOW YOUR NEW PAYMENT REFERENCE NO.-35460021, ALLOCATION NO: 674632 PASSWORD NO:
339331, PIN CODE NO: 55674 AND
YOUR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT PAYMENT NO: 103, RELEASED CODE NO: 0763; IMMEDIATE
TELEX CONFIRMATION NO: -1114433; SECRET
CODE NO: XXTN013, HAVING RECEIVED THESE VITAL PAYMENT NUMBERS, YOU ARE
QUALIFIED NOW TO RECEIVED AND CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT
IMMEDIATELY WITHIN THE NEXT 7HRS FROM THE HELP OF THIS HONORABLE OFFICE,
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVED
THE REQUIRED FEE.

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS E-MAIL NOW WILL GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING US ENSURE
YOUR PAYMENT IS RELEASED TO YOU WITHIN 7HOURS
OF YOU ACTING AS INSTRUCTED YOU NOW.

RESPOND BACK IMMEDIATELY.

HONORABLE EDWARD SMITH
DIRECTOR INTER-CONTINENTAL
DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPT.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

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