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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: "Mrs.Christine Lagarde, " <mrschristinelagard43@gmail.com>
Reply-To: christineoffi942@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:01:12 -0600
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION......45


( I.M.F ) Head Office
#1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20431
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
REF:-XVGNN82010
.(1-253-299-9494)
Dear Fund Beneficiary,
This is to Inform you of a very important information which will be of a g=
reat help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencin=
g in getting your long over due payment, due to excessive demand for money =
from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which y=
our fund remain unpaid to you.
I am Mrs.Christine Lagarde, a highly placed official of the International =
Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached =
our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like y=
ou are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Euro=
pe to Africa and Asia /London UK. We have decided to put a stop to that and=
that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in the states.
All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, =
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact =
with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and=
you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the Internation=
al Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment.
Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will=
receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the year because we o=
nly transfer fund twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We a=
pologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with a=
ny office now and attention to our office payment accordingly.
Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Appr=
oved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No:=
339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, =
Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Se=
cret Code No: XXTN013. Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$10.7Millio=
n. Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualifie=
d now to received and confirm your payment with the International Monetary =
Fund (IMF) African Region immediately within the next 168hrs. We assure yo=
u that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my directives and=
instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: 601. Please=
, any time you receive a mail with the name Mrs.Christine Lagarde, check if=
there is CODE (601) if the code is not written, please delete the massage =
from your box!
You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions wi=
th respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you dire=
ctly from our source.
I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your o=
wn risk. Respond to this e-mail on (mchristinelagard@yandex.com) with immed=
iate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be =
released
Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an i=
mmediate.(1-253-299-9494)
Regards,
Mrs.Christine Lagarde, (I.M.F)(601)

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