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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: IMF PAYMENT SETTLEMENT <presidencyfg@gmail.com>
Reply-To: payministry@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 02:33:54 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATIONAL SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00

*INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)*
*Address: **700 19th Street, N.W.*
*Washington, D.C. 20431**, USA*


*COMPENSATIONAL SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00*

*It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our logistic
department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the cause
of your inadequate dealings with some imposters who claim to be staff in
banks and other regional payment centers.*

*Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United
Nations after freezing suspected imposters account. This support was fully
effective with the help of World Bank after a summit meeting in United
States, on the financial analysis on financial stability issues fluctuating
their economy with the international global standard.*

*After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of
customers to be paid who fall victims to this imposters due to unawareness.
And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and financial
regulations to kick against criminality during process of payment.*

*We have arranged your payment through our Paying Bank, which is the latest
instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office. You
are hereby selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to
acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the
Logistic Department by email listed below for the Bank to Bank Online
Transfer to your Bank Account.*

*Contact the Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults, International
Monetary Fund (IMF),for your fund release and payment.*

*Contact Manager: Kristalina Georgieva *
*Email: ** imfcpays1@outlook.com <imfcpays1@outlook.com>*

*1. Full Name:*
*2. Phone Number:*
*3. Your age and Current Occupation:*
*4. Home Address, *
*5. Bank Account where you want the fund to be credited.*

*For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
other person (s) or office (s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your
payment.*

*Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is
(FUND-0147) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Office
of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults, International Monetary Fund
(IMF), for your fund release and payment.*

*Yours in Service,*

*Mr.Naoyuki Shinohara. *
*Deputy Managing Director, *
*International Monetary Fund, *
*Washington, DC 20431, USA.*

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