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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: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND <imf.hq003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: juliahodgson_imf@aol.com
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 02:28:32 -0700
Subject: From Miss karen lewis ( IMF) Please contact Miss Julia Hodgson for
your fund payment. ( Directive from Ms. Kristalina Georgieva Managing
Director IMF)

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (HQ1)
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20431.
Email: imf.operationdept@collector.org
Email: imf.md@aol.com
Phone: +1 9184019516
Date: 3/8/2022

To the knowledge of the Beneficiary.
Re Payment of $5.2m
2022 UNPAID FUND RECOVERED LETTER
In our efforts to foster global monetary cooperation secures financial
stability and facilitates individual company economic growth.

The IMF through our international monitoring network has recovered
your UNPAID FUND $5.2m that has been on hold.

We hereby advise you reconfirm to this office officially if you are
the person that instructed Mr. RAVIS RAY LUNN of America to claim and
receive the payment on your behalf before we send your fund transfer
instruction to one of our approved paying banks to contact you for the
release of your fund.

For your information we have the following banks as our
nominated/approved payment banks,Citibank New York, CMB WING LUNG Bank
Hong Kong.and JP Morgan chase bank.

Please, Re-confirm as follows
(1) Your Full Name........?
(2) Full Residential Address: (P.O.BOX NOT ALLOWED)?
(3) Country/State..........?
(4) Beneficiary Amount?
(5) Direct and Current Phone?
(6) Passport identification?

Please you are also required to clarify the following immediately:
1. IS Williams Rogers your local representative?
2. Did you broker your fund to one Mr. TRAVIS RAY LUNN of America to claim?
And receive the payment on your behalf?

3. Did you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in his favor, thereby making
Him the current beneficiary with the following account details to
receive your fund?

Mr. TRAVIS RAY LUNN
Address 55601 SWAN RD.SUNRIVER BEND, OREGON 97707
USA

Account Name: TRAVIS RAY LUNN
Bank Name: WELLS FARGO
Bank Address: 450 NE WINDY KNOLLS DR BEND,OR,97701
Beneficiary Account Number: 8210526748
Swift Code:WFBIUS6S
Routing Number for wire Transfer: 12100024

Please confirm so that we can proceed with your fund payment as we
don’t anticipate any further delay.

Contact: Miss Julia Hodgson
Operation department for further Directive.
Email: juliahodgson_imf@aol.com

Thank you and have a nice day.

Regards
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director
IMF

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