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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: James Kelvin <info-cartel@afghanwaters.net>
Reply-To: profjusticewilliams@aol.com
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 00:31:26 -0700
Subject: RE:URGENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUND

( I.M.F ) Head Office
Senior Resident Representative
REF:-XVGNN82010


Attention;

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of
a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing 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 your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Mr. James Kelvin, 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 you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/
Diplomat across Europe 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 America as Mr. Donald J Trump has given me the
permission.

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 International 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 only transfer fund twice in a year
according to our banking regulation. We apologize for the delay of your
payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention
to our office payment accordingly.

Now your new Payment,

United Nation Approval No; UN5685P
White House Approved No: WH44CV,
Reference No.-35460021,
Allocation No: 674632
Password No: 339331,
Pin Code No: 55674
Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,
Released Code No: 0763;
Immediate (IMF) Telex Confirmation No: -1114433;
Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Your part payment inheritance fund is One Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars USD$ 1.5 Million. Having received these vital
payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm
your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) American Region
immediately within the next 24hrs. We assure you 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 Mr. James Kelvin, 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
with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you
directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to
this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to Prof. justice Williams
on this e-mail( profjusticewilliams@aol.com ) with immediate effect and
we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

Regards,
James Kelvin (I.M.F).

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