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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: "David Lipton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directortntexpresskenya@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:54:57 -0700
Subject: Good day

I'm Mr.David Lipton IMF Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to our express
instruction, we had held a board meeting on the date of (28th of July 2017)
regarding numerous wining /Compensation funds that have been delayed overseas
from been release to the beneficiary which your one of them according to the
legal documents we have in our office here in which been verify by United
Nation foreign attorneys during the meeting before we approve your fund.

Finally have approved Your payment sum of Four million five Hundred thousand
dollars USD$4.5 Million to be pay Via certified Bank draft and packaged it
inside a consignment metal box scheduled to deliver to you. The consignment
box that contained the certified Bank draft currently deposited to TNT Express
delivery company in KENYA We have agreed to release the money to you to overturn
your bit experience. The unlock code of the consignment box is WUPSZ12.

You advised to content the TNT Express Delivery Company Kenya and comply
with them to delivery the Certified Bank Draft to your home address.

Email Director Mr. Karanja Njoroge with your Full name, you Home
address and your Phone numbers at (directortntexpresskenya@gmail.com)
call or text: +254 703 0520.

Bear it in mind you Have to cover TNT delivery charge of Consignment metal
Box contain the Certified Bank Draft to your address.

They are patiently waiting to hear from you to process your delivery
and always try to update me once you received it.

Your in service
Mr.David Lipton First Deputy Managing Director
IMF Foreign Payment

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