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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)" <rakeshminu@jethani.com>
Reply-To: wernerurabl@gmx.ie
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 20:11:22 -0500
Subject: Final Approval No: UN/WBG/9023/IMF-USGOV/23




International Monetary Fund (IMF) Austria Unit
Regional Resident Representative
Regional Office for the Western Balkans
Address: Praterstraße 31 1020 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +43 670 3081695

Attention E-mail Address Owner ,

Reference to a received settlement advice from International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Austria Unit, we write to inform you that your payment file with
below details has been processed and recommenced for final approval valued
Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand European Euro only ( € 750,000.00 EUR ).
The payment will be scheduled for release upon your prompt response to
this letter. It is also important to note that from our record, you have
been in contact with some unauthorized officials and some abnormalities
have been observed in your file which have to be corrected. You are to
forward a copy of your identification and proof of address for
authentication of your payment.

Also, you are to confirm your personal information to the accredited
payment officer, for verifying and authenticity of the formal information
for onward rectification. Here are the information’s to confirm below;

(1). Full Names:::::::::::
(2). Delivery Address:::::
(3). Phone Number::::
(4). Age/Sex:::::::::::::
(5). Occupation::::::::::
(6). A copy of Identification

Also fill your Bank account details for the transferring of your funds

(1). Bank Names:::::::::::
(2). Bank Address:::::
(3). Account Name::::
(4). IBAN/Account Number:::::::::::::
(5). Swift Code::::::::::

The United Nations European Payment Clearing Center has been instructed to
use the approved Foreign Exchange Allocation Order (FEAO) to clear all
outstanding payments with immediate effect with our bankers in Austria.
You are hereby advised to contact the payment officer for final
reconciliation and release of your payment.

You will either receive your funds through Swift Transfer, Bitcoin or by
Issuing you an ATM Debit Card and ship to your address. This subject you
can discuss with the officer in charge by quoting the following reference
to him (UN-FM- GBXXX- 33NO22/023) To this end, we urge you to establish
contact with Mr. Werner Urabl to make necessary arrangements for the
payment of the funds to you, should you need any further clarification or
assistance, do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

You are advised to contact the above office with your information to
enable your fund to be processed and released to you within the stipulated
time frame.

We will be expecting your urgent reply once you read this email/message.

Yours Faithfully
Mr. Werner Urabl --Deputy Director
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Austria Unit
Telephone/WhatsApp: +43 670 3081695

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