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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: morgansmith6788@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:51:38 +0000
Subject: I.M.F SCAM VICTIM'S REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS.

Party Invite

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJFwR5FJ0gBFGXUpPXk_UrW8WclmrrfQQkNK5t765v1qJCYg/viewform?vc
I.M.F SCAM VICTIM'S REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS.
OVERSIGHT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:86700 US$5,500,000.00.
http://www.imf.org/external/about.htm


DEAR SIR/MA,

THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT I AM DELEGATED FROM THE IMF OVERSIGHT
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LONDON TO MONITOR THE PAYMENT OF 1078 PEOPLE
IDENTIFIED AS

SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUNDS OF US$5,500,000.00 EACH, YOU ARE LISTED AND
APPROVED FOR THIS PAYMENT AS ONE OF THE SCAMMED VICTIMS, GET BACK TO ME AS
SOON

AS POSSIBLE WITH A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORTS OR DRIVERS
LICENSE FOR IDENTIFICATIONS AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR
US$5,500,000.00

REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS. ON THIS FAITHFUL RECOMMENDATIONS,I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT DURING THE LAST IMF MEETINGS HELD AT SWITZERLAND, IT WAS ALARMED SO
MUCH BY THE

REST OF THE WORLD IN THE MEETINGS ON THE LOSE OF FUNDS BY VARIOUS
FOREIGNERS TO THE SCAMS ARTISTS OPERATING SYNDICATES ALL OVER THE WORLD
TODAY, IN OTHER TO
RETAIN THE GOOD IMAGE OF THEIR COUNTRY, THE IMF IS NOW PAYING 1078 VICTIMS
OF THIS OPERATORS, DUE TO THE CORRUPT IN THE SYSTEMS IN THE FINANCIAL

INSTITUTIONS, THE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE PAID UNDER FUNDING ASSISTANCE BY THE
WORLD BANK.

ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AT HAND, 314 BENEFICIARIES HAVE BEEN
PAID, HALF OF THE VICTIMS ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES, WE STILL HAVE MORE
THAN HALF

LEFT TO BE PAID THE REIMBURSEMENT OF US$5,500,000.00 EACH. YOUR PARTICULARS
WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF THE SYNDICATES WHO WAS ARRESTED IN AFRICA AS ONE OF
THEIR

VICTIMS OF THE OPERATIONS, YOU ARE HEREBY WARNED NOT TO COMMUNICATE OR
DUPLICATE THIS MESSAGE TO ANY BODY FOR ANY REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE FBI AND
US SECRET

SERVICES IS ALREADY ON TRACE OF THE CRIMINALS. YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR
REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS VIA ATM DEBIT MASTER CARD TO YOUR DESIGNATED VALID
ADDRESS,YOU ARE

STRONGLY ADVISE TO FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR CORRESPONDING BANK,
NATWEST BANK LONDON FOR YOUR PAYMENT, FORWARD THE ABOVE REQUESTED
INFORMATION'S TO

US,SO THEY SHALL PROCEED WITH FURTHER MODALITIES OF YOUR PAYMENT AS SOON AS
THEY HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS,

135 BISHOP GATE,
EC2M 3UR,
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.


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