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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: "Int'l Monetary Funds" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andyzprivate@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:37:05 -0700
Subject: CONTACT THE DIPLOMAT IN NY, USA

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS
SENIOR RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE
9 HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMED BELOW STR.,
ASOKORO ABUJA, NIGERIA
REF: XVGNN82010

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR NOT HAVE CONTACTED YOU FOR SOME TIME NOW REGARDING YOUR PAYMENT. WE HAVE BEEN RESTLESS SEEKING FOR A BETTER WAY FOR THE FUNDS VALUED USD$10,500,000.00 TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY MORE TROUBLES.

AFTER CONCLUDING THE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND AND OUR REGION WAS MANDATED TO PAY YOUR INHERITANCE/COMPENSATION FUNDS AS THE ORIGINATED REGION, I AUTHORATIVELY WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING YOUR APPROVED FUNDS HAS ARRIVED JFK AIRPORT IN NEW YORK USA WITH THE AID OF THE DELIVERING DEIPLOMAT RAYMOND BOKI.
I CONFIDENTIALLY CHOOSE TO HELP YOU CONCLUDE THIS DELIVERY BECAUSE I FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE PAID A LOT OF MONEY IN THE PAST ALL TO NO AVAIL.
THE CONSIGNMENT LEFT HERE TWO DAYS AGO AFTER ALL CLEARANCES WAS CONFIRMED AND SEALED BY THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN YOUR PAYMENT. IT IS TWO METAL BOXES, SILVER IN COLOUR. THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES WAS DECLEARED PERSONAL EFFECT AND FAMILY VALUABLES FOR SECURITY REASONS.

HERE ARE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION; UNITED NATION APPROVAL NUMBER: UN5685P, WHITE HOUSE APPROVAL NUMBER: WH44CV, REFRENCE NUMBER: 35460021, ALLOCATION NUMBER: 674632 PASSWORD: 339331, PIN CODE: 55674 CERTIFICATE OF MERIT PAYMENT NUMBER: 103, RELEASE CODE: 0763; IMMEDIATE (IMF) TELEX CONFIRMATION NUMBER: 1114433; SECRET CODE: XXTN013.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS TO WRITE TO THE AUTHORISED DELIVERING DIPLOMAT WHO IS CURRENTLY IN NY,USA WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT. RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS TO HIM AND REQUEST HIM TO COMPLETE THE DELIVERY OF YOUR FUNDS AS INSTRUCTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND THE US FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
FILL AND EMAIL THE BELOW INFORMATION TO HIM FOR HIS IMMEDIATE ACTION.

1, YOUR FULL NAME.......
2, DELIVERY ADDRESS.......
3, PHONE NUMBER...........
4, AGE&GENDER.............

DIPLOMAT NAME: MR. RAYMOND BOKI
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: raymondboki@hotmail.com
TELEPHONE: (914)3530713

FOR YOUR BEST INTEREST STOP ANY FORM OF COMMUNICATION YOU ARE HAVING WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR BANK IN REGARD TO THIS PAYMENT. DO CONTACT THE DIPLOMAT NOW WITH YOUR CORRECT INFORMATION TO AVOID ANY MISTAKE IN DELIVERY OF YOUR FUNDS

I WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY AFTER CONTACTING MR. RAYMOND BOKI

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR. ANDY ZUBEL
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS

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