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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. António Guterres" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jp8061493@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:30:56 -0700
Subject: Att: Payment Release & Authorization (REF:IRL-IMF/UN-020)

INTERNATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND LOGISTICS VAULT
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF
UNITED NATIONS UN
REF:IRL-IMF/UN-020




Good day to you, Sir/Madam


It is a pleasure to write to you that we have reconciled with our logistics department on the reimbursement of some funds spent by you during the course of your inadequate dealing with some impostors who claim to be staff in banks and other regional payment centers.


As a result of the coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic. Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after freezing suspected impostors accounts. This support was fully effective with the help of the World Bank after a summit meeting in London, on the financial analysis and financial stability issues fluctuating the economy with the international global standard. After gathering of this sum, our logistic department issued out some list of beneficiaries to be paid a sum of US$6,600,000.00 United States Dollars to those who have fallen victims to these impostors due to unawareness which your name was listed among those to be compensated. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and financial regulations to kick against criminality during the process of payment. We have arranged your payment through a certified bank check, with the latest instruction from United Nations Office And International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office.



You are hereby selected for this payment approval worth $6,550,000.00 United States Dollars, therefore, we oblige you kindly re-confirm the above needed information to enable proceed with the release of the fund to you.



1. Full Name:
2. Phone Number:
3. Contact Address:
4. Country:
5. Age/Sex



Further instructions shall be given to you upon your response.



Awaiting your prompt reply


Yours in Service,

Mr. António Guterres


UNITED NATIONS OFFICE/IMF
www.un.org/en/

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