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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: "IMF AWARD GRANT" <imfgrantaward1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:51:12 -1200
Subject: Award please contact the bank for payment

Dear sir/ madam,
This is a generated email to all the recipients of this award/ grant in case if you receive it more than one time. IMF want to make sure that the recipients are duly contacted. Email the bank for your payment if you have received it already. IMF is under going the program of award review, the recent profile review we had in our award department, has attracted the sum of $1.5 Million United States Dollars compensation grant/award to you as merit. This is in line to your contribution towards professional ethics and service to humanity as recently reviewed.
We have forwarded the payment master list including your name and details to the nominated paying bank, the UBA bank. Please forward this email to the UBA bank or contact email as:
departofatmcard@rediffmail.com re-confirming your details for payment:
(1) Full name----------------------
(2) Full address-----------------------------
(3) Telephone numbers----------------------
(4) Age-------------------------------
(5) Occupation---------------------------
(6) ID-----------------------------------

An ATM card will be activated in your name so you collect your card and start to withdraw your money in your country or anywhere. If you have any question, please free to ask in response to this email.
Yours faithfully,
Mary Fisher (PRO)

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