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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: Recovered Funds <deptof@johnny.heliohost.org>
Reply-To: fundrecoverydirector@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 03:23:21 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Fund Has Been Recovered

International Monetary Fund/United Nations
in Conjunction with World Bank Group
# 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington,  DC, 20431 USA
Tel : +1 ( 202) 241 2357

 
 
 
               -     2017 LAST RECOVERED FUNDS
 




Attn :



This is to officially inform you that we are having our audit account and in effort to make sure that all beneficiaries receive their fund prior to the audit of the last quarter of 2017, and based  on the ultimatum given to us by the World Bank and United States government to make sure all beneficiaries who were not paid last year 2016 by the Nigerian Government get their various payment this year, as a result of this the IMF Boss was directed to go to Nigeria and discuss this very important payment issue with the Nigeria Government so that all of you will be paid in this new batch "2017 Batch A " Payment List .
 
 
In our efforts to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability and facilitate individual and company economic growth. This Commission has lifted the banned placed on all foreign payment from the Nigerian/African region, this simply means that your long awaited payment has been approved for immediate release into your account .Now the instruction from the United States/Nigeria Government orders that the fund should be released to you as an Inheritance from NNPC Contract Fund Payment.

On this note therefore you are  hereby advised to reconfirm your information below so we can order the Citibank of New York to release this payment to you with immediate effect, however, this payment  does not require much documentation, below are just the few documents required while other necessary clearance papers has been signed and approved, they are in order here in your payment file so what is required now the certificates :

 
1. Fund Origin Certificate of Ownership
2. Money Laundry/Anti Terrorist Clearance and IRS clearance only .
 
Ones the above papers are duly signed and issued to you we shall immediately instruct the Citibank New York to proceed and release the fund into your account.The board of directors of Citibank in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reach a resolution that you will be allowed to receive your fund ones  the above clearance papers are signed and issued to you from the concerned office  .
 
Please you are required to Re-confirm as follows:
 

 
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full Residential Address:
(3) Country/State   
(5) Direct and Current Phone  
(6) Passport identification   
 
Note: The above information is necessary to certify that you are the rightful beneficiary of the said funds and As soon as we receive these information's I shall further guild you on what to do for the immediate release of this payment .
 
Dr, Steven
Chief Executive Officer

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