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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: "mrpetersonwililams" <developer-info@gree.co.jp>
Reply-To: info.imfsection101imf@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:45:36 +0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION ''

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (I.M.F)
EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
DEBT RECONCILIATION/OUTSTANDING PAYMENT,
RE-REF:WB/NF/IMF/XXOL8


RE-APPROVAL OF FUNDS VALUED (US$10. 5000, 000.00) UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY IN FAVOR OF BENEFICIARY.


RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT


Attn: Beneficiary,


I am fully in-charge, and ordered by the Management Of West African
sub-region Unit (1) International Monetary Fund (IMF) The officials of
External Relations International Monetary Fund (IMF) Internal Audit
Monitoring and Investigating unit also want to use this opportunity to
announce to all the beneficiaries listed/indicated in our
international outstanding payment list.

Followed to the recent instruction's from the foreign embassies in
Nigeria, and with help of the British Police Unit, and series of
report listed from our foreign remittance offices in Nigeria, and
recent reports from our corresponding Unit Under International
Monetary Fund (IMF), and a lot of complaints received from Individuals
mainly from United States Of America, Canadians, Australians,
Singapore, Philippians,Brazil, Mexicans, Egypt, Saudi Arabians,
Europeans, Indians, New Zealand and other parts of the world
complaining that their inheritance contract funds, wining lotto's, and
compensations are being withheld in various Banks, lotto’s winning
agencies, courier companies, and other agencies in Nigeria and west
Africa.

The Foreign High Commissions ordered the African Union Recovery
Outstanding Debts Re- consolidation, and the international cooperate
affairs, and the (UN) United Nation has given us a mandate to search
through all paying Banks, awarded lotto agencies, Courier Companies
and the rest organizations here in Nigeria to recover all the
unclaimed/outstanding funds belongs to any foreign beneficiaries.

Often times, the management of most of these Banks and other top
officials of the courier companies and other agencies here ended up
demanding much fees from their Beneficiaries in order to affect their
funds transfers or delivered, and after paying these monies the
Beneficiaries never get their funds.

You are instructed to furnish us with the following information as stated below:

1. Full First/Middle/Last /Name’s-------------
2. Your Address Home/Office / Address---------------
3. Your direct Phone Numbers cell/ home /office--------
4. The copies of your international passport or your drivers ID CARD
or reference no if any--
5. Your Occupation.--------
6.. Age-----------

Here are the only payments options and condition below:

1.Your funds will be credited through direct Bank to Bank wire
transfer,or through our paying bank overseas through online banking.


Yours Sincerely,


Mr. Peterson E. Williams.
For The management of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Internal Audit
Monitoring and Investigation Division


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