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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: un info <maxwelgeorge235@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.imfund@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 22:05:23 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY

--
Good morning

The international monetary fund and the United Nation launched an
effort to compensate all the victims of fraud and your email address
was found in the list of

fraud/scam victims.

The programs are as follows:

(1) Eradication of scamming strategies by advanced technology input and dating
(2) Compensation of scam victims.
(3) Instantiates funds in any kinds
(4) Next of kin
(5) Bit coins investors


Your email address was found and you are one of those to be
compensated by the united nation and international monetary fund.

Your total compensation fund is$11.500,000.00 USD this money is
presently banked with the remittance department of the international
monetary fund.

All you have to do is to contact us now with the following details to
enable your fund to be processed and be released to you within the
stipulated time frame.

Please forward to us your personal information as below.

Your Full Name==================
Your Country of Origin============
Your Home address =============
Your Age ====================
Your phone number =============

And you are the one to make your choice where and how you can receive
your funds,

1, through bank to bank transfer
2, through ATM card delivery
3, through online banking system

our email address {info.imfund@yahoo.com}


Once again, congratulations.
My regards.

Dr Mike Ben

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