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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: Dr John Wang <mrjamespainter@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internationmonetary.fund.dep@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:45:42 +0800
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

YOUR PAYMENT OF $5.5M. NOTIFICATION
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
700 19th STREET,NW ,
WASHINGTON, DC 20431
U.S.A




INSTRUCTION TO
RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

ATTENTION:


This is to intimate you of a very important information which will
be of great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long overdue payment due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your fund remains unpaid to you. I am Mr John
Wang 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 and we have decided to put
a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your
transaction here USA.


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 up from
your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment.The
most annoying thing is that the bad officials wont tell you the truth
that on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead
they allow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here
all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can
certify me of my security.


I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know the
statues of your funds and cause for the delay,

Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your
funds that i managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.
PLEASE CHECK AMOUNT THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO
HAVE SCAMMED YOU, IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.


1) Senator David Mark
2) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc)
3) Mr. Mike Jombo
4) Mr. Tunde Lemo
5) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
6) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
7 MR BLAIR MORRISON


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 this e-mail with immediate effect and we
shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.


Reconfirm the information below

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular.....................Fax:..
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card

Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so that you will be
given an immediate response: Direct : EMAIL

YOURS SINCERELY,
Email:internationmonetary.fund.dep@gmail.com
Dr John Wang

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