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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: "Rodrigo Figaredo" <rodfigared5@beehive.org>
Reply-To: rodfigaredo@i12.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:21:15 +0000
Subject: THE BENEFICIARY


[image: IMF Logo]
*INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
*Currency Administration & Special Duties Office*
* 700 19th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA

*IMMEDIATE ATM CREDIT CARD PAYMENT*
*
ATTENTION!!*
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file and
found out that why you have not received your fund is because you have not
fulfilled the *obligations* given to you, we have been informed also that
you are dealing with the none officials for the release of your fund, and
this is why all your attempts to secure the release of your fund failed.
Mostly African banks, Commercial banks, Courier Companies and World Lottery
Organization.

After close door meetings between the Board of Directors UNITED NATIONS,
WORLD BANK and I.M.F, it was resolved and agreed upon that this body: World
International Debts Reconciliation Committee will work extensively to ensure
that debt owned to foreigner will be paid without any hitch through the IMF
Insurance body. You are therefore advised to contact *DR. STEVE PETERS* head
of review, International Monetary Funds Debt Reconciliation Representing
Officer in Ghana for your payment on this e-mail:
stevespeters@yahoo.com.hk<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=stevespeters@yahoo.com.hk>with
these information details, Your full Names, Address, Telephone Numbers
and a scanned copy of your current ID.

Note that on receipt of the above stated informations, your Funds which has
already been called back from where it has been tied up, shall be arranged
for payment through our *Swift Card Payment Center, GHANA*. This card center
will send you an *ATM CARD* which you will use to withdraw your money in any
ATM machine in any part of the world, We have been mandated to issue out *$5
Million* as part payment for this fiscal year 2008. As for our arrangement,
the I.M.F Ghana director, Dr. Peters promised that your fund will leave our
custody immediately from the time he receive your go ahead. We expect your
urgent response to this mail to enable us monitor this payment effectively.
CONGRATULATIONS!!.

Yours Faithfully,

*Rodrigo Figaredo*
Managing Director, IMF
*Note*: This email is intended for the above named recipient only. If you
have received this mail in error, please notify us immediately on this
e-mail: rodfigaredo@i12.com<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rodfigaredo@i12.com>

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