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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: THE IMF AGENT - SWITZERLAND <info@imf.us>
Reply-To: imf.agent@aol.com
Date: 18 Nov 2019 10:20:04 +0100
Subject: Re: GOODNEWS YOUR FUND IS RELEASED.

Reply To;; imf.agent@aol.com

Dear Beneficiary,

IMF FUND COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT IN RELEASE OF LOTTERY, UNSETTLED CONTRACTS, LAWYERS & OTHER UNPAID-FUNDS.


Your compensation fund is ready to be received to your would be nominated country and account which is $4,000,000 Our organization confirmed this update today. But we need the info as stated below from you to enable us submit it to the designated paying bank which will be revealed to you upon confirmation of the required details to match-up your email address in our database. This fund is deposited in your favor by The IMF in Geneva Switzerland which submitted your email in respect to your current predicament. It is very important that you reply this message immediately you receive it.

NOTE: We ADVICE that you STOP contacting the Non and not competent Lawyers, Finance houses, Banks and Bankers and so called Government officials claiming to be have your fund in their custody. That is not true anymore because we THE IMF have instructed our licensed partner bank to make payment of $4 million US Dollars to you.

Once again kindly re-confirm your info.

1. NAMES:
2. CONTACT ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY/ORIGIN:
4. CURRENT COUNTRY:
5. DATE OF BIRTH:
6. MAN/WOMAN:
7. JOB TYPE:
8. MOBILE NUMBER:
9. EMAIL ADDRESS:
10. SINGLE/MARRIED

All info should be sent to imf.agent@aol.com

Congratulation.s and have a nice day!!!

Joseph K. Ingram
Senior Director
For; IMF Geneva-Switzerland.
Email To: imf.agent@aol.com

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