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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: "Ms. Renee Hill." <teacher2997@gmail.com>
Reply-To: reneehill91@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:21:44 +0100
Subject: Immediate Response Needed...

FROM THE DESK OF MRS. RENEE HILL
(HQ1): International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street,
NW Washington, D.C. 20431 USA.
REF: IMF/429/202/22



Dear Beneficiary,

This is to intimate you of very important information which will be of
great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long overdue payment, due to excessive demand
for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies
after which your fund remains unpaid to you. I am Mrs. Renee Hill, a
highly-placed official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We are the
fund recovery committee Commissioned by (The USA White House). Note that
our responsibilities are to recover: stolen funds, Compensation payments,
lottery winnings, Inheritance Funds, Contract Funds, etc. You are receiving
this email because you are listed as a potential beneficiary of funds yet
to be paid to you. During our official investigation, we discovered that
you are owed the sum of $5M (Five Million United States Dollars).

It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office through so
many correspondences on the uneasy way in which people like you are treated
by Various Banks and Courier Companies diplomats across Europe Africa and
Asia /USA. and we have decided to put a stop to that that is why I was
appointed to handle your transaction here in the United States of America.
You are advised to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you
and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in any way with
them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until
you have nothing.

As a Debt reconciliation and audit section, I found your contact
information among the 32 beneficiaries that will receive the sum of US$ 5
million dollars inheritance funds. Note that all the monies seized were
returned to Switzerland's special account in the world bank but the funds
will be coming to you in 2 weeks' time. Lastly, I do not want you to send
me any money but I will do everything possible to assist you to see that
you receive your funds within 2 weeks from now. I can only accept any
gratification you would give to me after you have received the funds in
your possession. All you need to do is to reply to my emails regularly and
follow my advice as I proceed immediately after you respond to this email.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental parastatals, NGOs, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies, and Courier companies that have been in contact
with you of late have been instructed to back up from your transaction and
you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now
directly in charge of your payment. You are hereby advised NOT to remit
further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as
your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source. I hope this
is clear. Any action contrary to these instructions is at your own risk.
Respond to this e-mail at (reneehill91@hotmail.com) with immediate effect
and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.
Also, reply to me as soon as you receive this email so that you will be
given an immediate response.

Respectfully,
Mrs. Renee Hill.
Chief Public Affairs Officer
International Monetary Fund HQ1.
E-mail:reneehill91@hotmail.com
The Fund Recovery Committee

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