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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 Funds Transfer Monitoring Team (IFTMT)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentjasonmicheal@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 06:02:02 +0100
Subject: Attn: (Filed IIA-1089-IFTMT2)!

The International Funds Transfer Monitoring Team (IFTMT) Unit on Africa case (Filed IIA-1089-IFTMT2) regarding Scam Victims/seized Funds of Foreign Individuals and Companies 2013-Date.
Attn: (Filed IIA-1089-IFTMT2)!
This email message is directed to you from International Funds Transfer Monitoring Team (IFTMT) Unit on Scam Victims 2011-Date. This is Case (Filed IIA-1089-IFTMT2) Africa Division field Office on scam victims (ADFO).
This message is to alert you of the recovery of your long seized/overdue unpaid inheritance funds in Africa, which was recovered after our 9 months of thorough investigations in Africa/Nigeria regarding unpaid/seized inheritance funds of foreign Individuals and Companies.
This message is intended to you, and is therefore not by mistake that you are receiving this notice. You have received this message/notice because Your seized funds calculated at total USD$15,000.000.00 (fifteen Million US Dollars) has been recovered from the Federal Government of Nigeria. Your funds is now in our possession and we are contacting you with this confidential information, to enable you quickly receive your funds without any further stress or delay.
We have been informed by some offices and security agencies and some financial operations that attempts have been made for you to receive your funds, but so far you failed due to dealings with the wrong people. We are here to ensure you receive your funds this time once you cooperate and work with us.
You shall be dealing directly with us and no third party is or would be allowed. you will receive direct instructions/information on the necessary payment  release procedures to follow and no one else is expected or permitted to contact this office if not you. this is for security reasons. please take note no one else!.
DO NOT PANIC, WE ARE HERE TO HELP AND GUIDE YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.
Kindly Fill out your full personal details on the below space.
Complete Name: --------------
Country Of Origin: -----------Present Address: ----------
Date Of Birth : ------- Sex: -----------
Marital Status: --------------Occupation: --------------
Tel/Mobile: ------------kindly attach a Valid I.D copy (D/L / Int'l Passport) --------
This message is confidential and Distributing or Editing content is highly prohibited.
Signed By,
International Funds Transfer Monitoring Team (IFTMT)
Scam Victims and Criminal Investigations Division,
Crimes & Fraud Unit (Field office)
E-mail: agentjasonmicheal@gmail.com
 

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