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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: "MMr Andrew TweedieX" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: offileupdate1010@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:09:31 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20431, United States
Contact: Mr Andrew Tweedie
Tele + 1 305 340 5939

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be
of a 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 remain unpaid to you.

I am Mr. Andrew Tweedie 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 in 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.

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 bellow

1. Full Name
2. Full Address
3. Phone Number

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

YOURS SINCERELY,

Mr Andrew Tweedie
Finance Director
Tele :+ 1 305 340 5939
Email: offileupdate1010@outlook.com

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