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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: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pastormarkrichard@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:45:18 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS.




Attention ,

Thanks for the swift response.We got your email and was well understood that you have been scammed and you want to be sure of not being a victim

again. Firstly,I want you to know that beneficiary are in a way faces the penalty for blasphemy. Please be noted of that. Also you must know that un-remitted

Funds are never to be TAMPERED till it gets to the owners hand because we would not want to face or experience any problem.

I am PASTOR MARK RICHARD once again, the Department Director in the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS. I am here to give directions,instructions and

monitor packages wherever it is in the world, moreover am a married man with 4 kids. My family lives in London and I am presently in Nigeria and planning to

go to Malaysia by Monday to solve one problem or the other sent by my BOSS, that is the nature of my job and also part of my routine.


However, the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS have paid for your security keeping fee and insurance fee,so it is left for the beneficiary to pay for the delivery

fee depending on how far his/her destination may be. And do you know that among the happiest section of this month you are the first person that replied

back with a negative response,because all have heard about the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS were funds are being remitted to beneficiary. I am not here to

convince or force anybody to do any thing, am only here to instruct people on the next steps.



This is the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS, we are here to serve people to their tastes and also to remit funds to claims. We are strictly working directly

with the F.B.I investigators and the UPS courier service. You are hereby instructed to FORWARD all scam emails sent to you immediately for an immediate

investigations



The UPS Courier Delivery company said that the online beneficiary is going to make a token fee of $150 (usd) for the door post delivery. And I want you to

know that you must have to be at home in 48 hours time (2 working days) for the UPS man to hand over the Package to you officially, that is after you have

effected on the delivery fee.You are hereby advice to effect on the payment immediately you have been given a payment information from the (I.M.F).


Attention please, We just received an email now from the F.B.I-investigators that the said MRS. HELEN BROWN that has been scamming clients has just been

caught in GABBS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,56,Samuel Lee Street,Ikoyi. So I advice you to remain silent where-ever you are because the investigation is still going

on.

I will advice you to stop dealing with those people, they have nothing to do with your fund, for all there are looking for is a way to exhort money

and find their way, the only person that can help you have this funds remitted to you is Me, so I advice you to quickly effect on the payment immediately for

your package to get dispatch as soon as possible.

You also advice to keep this transaction very confidential and official for safe delivery because we don't know who is who because of the criminals

out there.

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION'S FOR A LEGAL COPY FOR THE COURIER COMPANY.
Full Name:......................
Address:......................
Age:.....................
Occupation:.......................
Country:..................
State:....................
City:....................
Mobile Phone:..................
Telephone/fax:....................

Regards,
Pastor Mark Richard
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS.

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