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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: "Mr. Peterson E. Williams" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: willianpeterson30@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 23:47:19 +0200
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (I.M.F)
EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
DEBT RECONCILIATION/OUTSTANDING PAYMENT,
RE-REF:WB/UK/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 U.K 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 as your unclaimed fund indicated in our payment list. .

Followed to the recent instruction's from the foreign embassies, and with help of the British investigation Unit, and series of report listed from our foreign remittance offices, and recent reports from our corresponding Unit Under International Monetary Fund (IMF),

Series of report and complain 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 reporting 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 part of Africa.

The Foreign High Commissions ordered the 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 to recover all the unclaimed/outstanding approved 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 to enable us finalized your settlement:

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-----------



Yours Sincerely,


Mr. Peterson E. Williams.
For The management of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Internal Audit Monitoring and Investigation Division
willianpeterson30@yahoo.com

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