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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- personelsoffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- brindleyplace, birmingham b1 2hw, london, uk emails:personelsoffice@gmail.com our (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <personelsoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:40:56 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

IMF HEADQUARTERS 2 (HQ2)

24 Brunswick Square

Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HW,

London, UK

Emails:personelsoffice@gmail.com

Our Ref:-IMF/LUK/EBP/3290/21

RE: IMF IRREVOCABLE INSTRUCTION ON YOUR PROTRACTED PAYMENT

Attn: Approved Beneficiary: Payment File Ref: IMF/CB/GH-0932

DEBT SETTLEMENT PROGRAM

For the Strict Attention of:Beneficiary

We would like to inform you that your payment record has been listed in the IMF ongoing debt settlement program for disbursing payment ranging from lottery payment, contract payment, inheritance, etc., in Collaboration with the World Bank,IMF and other global financial stake holders, aimed at reducing poverty in 21st century.

We have established a secure plan with some commercial bank to ensure professionalism in other to avoid irregularities as recorded in past.

Be Informed that your payment will be through an online payment platform that will allow an immediate transfer of your payment to your own personal account or alternatively via atm card payment after the verified due process.

Finally, we recommend that you reconfirm your information for the data authentication process to begin as a matter of urgency.

Yours Faithfully,

Rev,Chaka Lulu

Director of Operations

IMF Debt Settlement Program

Private Email:revcharack@gmail.com

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