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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: "Masood Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <masoodahd001@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:17:54 +0530
Subject: Treat As Urgent:(IM.F-(HQ): International Monetary Fund):

IM.F-(HQ): International Monetary Fund,
Middle East and Central Asia Department Director
700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
20431 United States.
REF:-XVGNN82010

Treat As Urgent:(IM.F-(HQ): International Monetary Fund):

This is to intimate you of a very important information
which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment, due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Masood Ahmed, Middle East and Central Asia Department Director for International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London UK. We have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction from here in CT.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment.

Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the year because we only transfer fund twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and focus on your fund transfer, which the only imf has the authority to transfer your funds.

Now your new Payment,

United Nation Approval No: UN5685P,
White House Approved No: WH44CV,
Reference No.-35460021,
Allocation No: 674632
Password No: 339331,
Pin Code No: 55674
Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,
Released Code No: 0763;
Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433;
Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$3.7Million. Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within the next 68hrs. We assure you that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my directives and instructions. we have stopped so many deliveries and transfers due to the rate of internet scammers, these fake diplomats always initiates these means to get money from you and you should be careful henceforth to avoid us cancelling your fund permanently,

We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: 601. Please, any time you receive a mail with the name Masood Ahmed, check if there is CODE (601) if the code is not written, please delete the message from your box!

Also you can send your account details for the transfer of your money:

1.Name of the Receiving Bank
2.Contact Address
3.Your Account No.
4.International Banking Access No. (IBAN)
5.Swift Code if available
6.Name of the Beneficiary
7.Phone Number
8.Occupation.

Now, your fund has been in our care for as long as you can remember, we have been keeping this fund so that the eyes of these scammers and fake government officials wont see it to divert, this is the best and safest time to get your money across to you by the IMF without you paying for fees upon fees,, now the only fee you will have to send to receive your long overdue fund from the IMF , you will need the fund transfer codes from our Anti Fund transfer department, and you will have to send just $500usd to obtain the transfer codes...

you are required to send the fee using the money gram, to the below approved agent.

RECEIVERS NAME..Jonathan Paul
RECEIVERS ADDRESS..Covington GA USA
AMOUNT..$500
SENDERS NAME..
SENDERS ADDRESS..

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear.Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

For more Information and advise you can you mail me at:(masoodahd001@gmail.com)

Regards,

Masood Ahmed (I.M.F)-(HQ).
Middle East and Central Asia Department Director

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