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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: "Christine Madeleine" <imf@aclthai.com>
Reply-To: don.fosterspolidesk@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:09:29 -0700
Subject: required to clarify!

Attention:Sir/Madam,

2018 UNPAID FUND RECOVERED LETTER FROM IMF

In our efforts to foster global monetary cooperation secures financial stability and facilitates individual and company economic growth. The IMF through our international monitoring network has recovered your UNPAID FUND $30.7m that has been on hold. We hereby advise you to reconfirm To this office officially if you are the person that instructed Mr.Smart Kevin from Canada to claim and receive the payment on your behalf before we send your fund transfer instruction to Citibank New York.

Please, Re-confirm as follows

(1) Your Full Name........?
(2) Full Residential Address: (P.O.BOX NOT ALLOWED)?
(3) Country/State..........?
(4) Beneficiary Amount?
(5) Direct and Current Phone?
(6) Passport identification?

Please you are also required to clarify the following immediately:

1. Is Williams Rogers Lawrence your local representative?

2. Did you broker your fund to one Mr. Smart Kevin of Canada to claim? And receive the payment on your behalf?

3. Did you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in his favor, thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details to receive your fund?

Northwest Trust Bank
One Oak brook Terrace, Chicago, Illinois USA,
6023-13 76ABA ROUTING NO: 171000152,
A/C NO: 12 49819
A/C NAME: Titan Erectors, Gerard V. Radice/Konzeng Agent

Note: The above information are necessary to certify that you are the rightful beneficiary of the said fund As soon as we confirm these information as requested our paying Bank (CITIBANK New York) will contact you for immediate payment.

Thanks

Your sincerely
Mrs Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde,
IMF director

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