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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: "Mail" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoinfomail02@inbox.lv>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:49:33 -0700
Subject: FUND TRANSFER...

Dear Fund owner,
 
We want to inform you that the International Monetary Fund authorized our bank to release your overdue contract inheritance payment fund amounted $2.5MUSD to you, Though the fund originated from Europe Asia from all the indications, the people in charge of your payment failed woefully to release your fund to you after all your efforts to claim it thus the IMF and UN decided to hand your fund over to our bank here in United States (Mainstream Corporate Bank) so it can be paid to you via bank to bank wire transfer or online banking depending the method of payment preferable to you.
 
You are hereby warned to stop whatever communications you are having with a group of persons or persons in regards to your fund because they will continue to demand money from you with no fruition.
 
Get back to us immediately for more directives with the information we shall be needing from you so your fund can be released to you via bank to bank wire payment or online banking which will enable you to access your fund and also transfer it from your online account to any bank account of your choice.
 
Make your reply to ***** infoinfomail02@inbox.lv *****
 
Regards
 
Mr. Griffin Derrick
Head of Transfer Operations

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