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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: Mrs.Christine Largarde (IMF)<info@t-i-s.jp>
Date: 13 Dec 2023 15:24:26 -0800
Subject: YOU HAVE AN URGENT UNREAD MAIL TO REPLY

( I.M.F ) Head OfficeSenior Resident RepresentativeTel:+1 **********REF:-XVG 82010

Attention; Fund Beneficiary,
This is to notify you about all your refundables and clear doubts about your formal inabilities to get your long overdue payment that are yet not to be recovered under the circumstances of fraudulent personalities and also excessive demands of yet unrecoverable funds that haven’t been paid to you, i am (barrister benjamin cooper) a highly placed official of the international monetary fund (IMF)you may be concerned that report have reached our office yet no suitable response, it has been reported that people like you got conditioned by various banks and courier companies across europe to africa/ asia london UK. We have agreed and come to a conclusion to put a stop and that is why I have been appointed to settle and handle your transactions here in America as Joe Biden  has given me the permission to make important payment and settlement of false billing sent to you.
All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies that is been in contact with you and are asked to willingly back off from your transaction and you have been advised not to pay attention to them, since the international monetary fund (IMF) have taken direct charge of your payment.your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that are to be refunded their payments, so the first quarter payments of the year,cause we refund twice a year according to our bank and organisation regulations. we specially apologised for the unnecessary delay of your payment and please stop any recent communications going on and your attention to our office payment accordingly
now, your new payment, United Nation Approval No; un5685p, White House Approved No; WH44CV,Reference No;35460021, Allocation No; 674632, Password No; 338321, Pincode No; 55674, and your certificate of merit payment No; 103, Released code No; 0763, Immediate (IMF) telex confirmation No; -1114433, secret code NO; XXTN013
Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$10.8million, based on the delayed response and therefore you are now qualified to recieve and confirm your payment with the international monetary fund (IMF) American region instantly within the next 24hrs, we assure you that payment will be sent to you as you follow my instruction, we have decided to give you a code which will make any of your payment a reliable one, THE CODE IS; 601, please, anytime you receive a mail with the name BARRISTER BENJAMIN COOPER check if the code (601) is written, if its not please delete the message from your mailbox!
you are hereby advised not to make any further payment any institution transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source,i hope this is clear to you, Any action contrary to this is at your own risk, respond to this mail on (mailto:barr.benjamincooper@outlook.com ) with instant response so as to be given further details on how your funds will be released immediately. also drop your direct contact as soon as you send the email,so that you will be given an immediate response; Direct Hotline.
  Regards,
Mrs.Christine Largarde (IMF)

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