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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: "Dr. William Parker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wpwpark2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:34:01 -0700
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(IMF)/World Bank Milbank Tower,
No.9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja
Email: debtdept@imf.org
Sercom Email: wpwpark1@gmail.com

Attention: Beneficiary

Dear Sir

This to inform you that your long overdue,unclaimed payment
which is yet to be paid by the bank in previous attempts, is
now re-approved by the Imf and the world Bank group
inconjunction with the British Government .

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough
review of your Inheritance/Contract funds ,Funds release
documents was issued on your name in conjunction with the
World Bank and the International Monetary Funds assessment
report.

Your payment file will be forwarded to our designated Bank
for immediate transfer of your payment once you open
communication with this office .

The audit reports given to us, shows that you have been
going through hard times by paying a lot of money to secure
the release of your funds, which has been delayed by some
dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with
or any correspondence outside this office. Be inform that
more details as regards to final remittance of the fund to
your account, will be given to you by our designated bank.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance
Notification, kindly forward your information below .

FULL NAME: FULL CONTACT ADDRESS: TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS:
THE EXACT AMOUNT DUE :
This decision was taken after extensive discussion and
agreement with the Nigeria Central bank.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. William Parker,
Deputy Managing Director, IMF
International Debt Settlement Unit

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