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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: International Monetary Fund <test@eternitygirls.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:03:58 -0700
Subject: MONEY TRANSFER APPROVAL



International Monetary Fund
Office of the Registrar
IMF Administrative Tribunal
700 19th Streets, NW, Suite HQ1-3-544
Washington, DC 20431, USA
Email: imf2020usa@gmail.com

Ref;Transfer of $7.5 Million

Attn: Sir/Madam.


It has come to our knowledge that most fund beneficiaries of
contract/inheritance payment like yours are being asked to pay certain
irrelevant charges by some bank officials, custom department security
and other government agencies, thereby making it very difficult for
beneficiaries to meet such obligations which is contrary to Section
'37' Subsection 'C' of the Article XII of Banks and related financial
Acts of 1995 as amended in 1998, hence the IMF Administrative Tribunal
has resolved to effect all outstanding payments by transparency and
devoid of corruptible tendencies.

We are very sorry for all the inconveniences you have suffered in
receiving your fund.Send us the following information on this email
address so that we can attend to you as soon as possible
imf2020usa@gmail.com

1.Your Full Name
2.Your address/state/zip code/city
3.Your mobil telephone number
4.Your Occupation
5.Attach Copy of your photo Passport or any of your ID CARD

Thank you for your cooperation

Yours Faithfully,
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva
IMF Director

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