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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: Ravera Martina <binanzonfaustine@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internationalpolcommand@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 08:15:13 -0700
Subject: Attention

--
This is Mr Ken Maxine From International Monetary Funds IMF .We are
calling on you now, based on pending Funds left under the care of the
World Bank, reported to us to have overstayed remittance, which to
large extent violates International Law. The report of this Funds
status came to us from United States International Police command,
reporting that the investigations show that you contacted the wrong
people entrusted with this Funds release and were misled by scammers.

International police say, you were once a victim of scam and
unscrupulous criminals who misled you to the wrong Bank. They now gave
an order that you should contact them now with immediate effect for
directives on what to do and how to receive your Funds at value
20,000,000.00 without stress, and warned that you should stop
henceforth contacting anybody who might claim he has Money for you.
The International police says, the email to contact them is
internationalpolcommand@gmail.com.

Therefore, I was mandated to send this message to you so that you will
do the needful and contact the Interpol as directed, with a view to
directing you on the right person and Institutions to contact over the
release of your Funds. Again, their email is
internationalpolcommand@gmail.com the Inspector name is Vincent
Talucci. Feel free to contact them now for the release of your long
awaited pending funds.

Thank you for your understanding.
Ken Maxine
Director

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