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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: "HEADQUARTER: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)" <luciacarlingtonabl12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fundswashingtondcinternational@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 01:43:48 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

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HEADQUARTER:
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20431*
FINAL NOTICE FOR YOUR APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND IS READY FOR RELEASE.
Attention; Beneficiary
This letter is from World Fund Discovery Management and Payment Bureau
under the service of International Monitory Fund (I.M.F), newly
established by the World Financial Service Authority United States of
America/Washington DC after series of meetings held by World leaders
with the leaders of Europe,Asia,African America
because of the petitions and complains coming from all parts
of the globe/world against scam practice going on around World like
Europe,Asia,African America,Australia Germany etc.
This body was set up to discover all unpaid fund being owed to
Governments, Companies or Individuals all over the world through
Contract Payments, Compensation payments, Inheritance, Lottery Winning
or Award Prizes. It will interest you to know that we have discovered an
unpaid/unclaimed sum of ($25.5 Million USD) in favor of your name and
a mandate has been given to this body World Fund Discovery Management
(WFDM) and Payment
Bureau/IMF to ensure that this fund gets to you without further
delays. Send me your full information such as?
Your Full Name:..........
Your Complete Address:............
City of Residence: ......
Date of Birth:............
Direct Telephone Number:..........
Your Identification:........
The only money required from you to complete the transaction is US$125
for obtain/secure your *AFFIDAVIT
OF CLAIM FROM HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE HERE* and I will commence the
action of releasing your approved fund without hitch upon securing of
your
Affidavit here.
EASE.
secure/obtain your Affidavit of Claim and commence action in
processing your total approved fund with your desired option.

Thank
Yours Sincerely,
Ralph Georgieva
**IMF: DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON D.C. USA.**
God Bless American

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