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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 PAYMENT <dalhatkhalifa985@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.companypaymentimf.1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2022 15:12:16 +0100
Subject: The Approval Of Your Fund US$50,000,000.00

World Bank &International Monetary Fund(IMF),
700 19th Street, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20431 United State.
Ref Swift: IMFDUS3W2013
FASN: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS64G
Tel: +1 (253) 336-3295.
Email: imfpaymentauthority@gmail.com

Attention,

While I.M.F serves almost all the countries of the world, we’re
obligated to comply with both Domestic and international Financial
Laws, which requires us to verify

your identity prior to sending or receiving wire transfer to or for
nations. Please understand that this procedure is crucial for
preventing financing terrorism and

organized crime throughout the world. Today the Global Financial
Stability Report, a quarterly publication launched to review a regular
assessment of global Pending

Foreign Payments, reviewed that you contract/Inheritance fund
US$50,000.000 which was seized and confiscated on Tuesday, July 10,
2012 by the Global Illicit Financial

Team as it was tagged suspicious fund transfer was proven to be a
legal fund, free from any illegal business and civil, criminal, or
financial crime.

In view to the verification process and survey in the Joint Annual
Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the IMF, the World Bank and
other key International Financial

Intelligence Agencies, it has been showed that you have fully complied
with the International statutory provision for payment of Huge Funds
under Article 102, section

36, SS 1a-2b of the 2012 International Financial and Allied Matters
Act. Prior to this effect, an irrevocable fund transfer authorization
letter has been forwarded to

the remitting bank "World Bank" to commence with the fund transfer as
appropriate to you as the beneficiaries with Fund Allocation Approval
Serial Number:

OSB/629578/NIG/GFS64G.

With all due respect Sir/Ma, we apologize for the inconveniences and
pains this delay might have caused you and note that your fund
US$50,000.000.00USD. (fifty Million

United States Dollars Only) shall be released to you. Kindly contact;
Mr. Gerry Rice Email:{ info.companypaymentimf.1@gmail.com } with your
Fund Allocation Approval

Serial Number: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS64G, as your fund transfer order has
been forward to their bank and you are only required to re-confirm the
following;

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card
9. Your Private Email:

For verification reasons only. Any hesitation or procrastination in
following up as advised here might endanger the transfer of your fund
US$50,000.000 into your

designated Bank account within three Bank working days.

Tel: +1 (253) 336-3295.

congratulations in advance.

Faithfully;
Managing Director, IMF
Cc: Kristalina Georgieva,
Communications Department, IMF.
Cc: Gerry Rice, Director,
Chief Economist
Cc: Gita Gopinath.
Chairman, Federal Reserve Board System,
World Bank President.
cc: David Malpass.

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