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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "IMF" <info@rina.org>
Reply-To: file31207@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 08 May 2022 11:45:21 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND..
IMF has responded to the unsuccessful transaction made by some individuals which has been resolved by deploying financial assistant and compensation of 1 Million US dollar To all the appropriate beneficiaries and persons for their Urgent balance of payment needed.
This letter of intent is specifically for the adjustment and reforms required by IMF as conditions for assistance by the WORLD BANK for a one time payment of three hundred dollars for fund approval.
With effect to this IMF urges all participants and beneficiaries to state clearly their receiving payment method either by
*Bank transfer
*credit card payment
*Bitcoin payment
And also state clearly their legit details and proper information by
*valid ID CARDS
*Address for immediate screening and payments.
Mr. Tony Wesley
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