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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: "INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AUDITORS" <interfinauditors@ifc.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: interfinauditors1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:00:31 +0100
Subject: YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS PAYMENT; 2010 IFC / WORLD BANK FINANCIAL RESOLUTION

THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AUDITORS
(INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FINANCE AND BANKING SERVICES)
EUROPEAN REGIONAL OFFICE



Our Ref: interfinauditors/moj/254/013: 2010/01

18th June, 2010

Attention: THE FUNDS BENEFICIARY,.

SUBJECT : 2010 IFC / WORLD BANK FINANCIAL RESOLUTION ON DEVELOPED NATIONS DEBT CANCELLATION VIS - A - VIS DEBT PAYMENT (CONVERSION) TO PRIVATE CREDITORS BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

PAYMENT CODE:IFC/IFA/AFRIC/2006/PAY/006743/ O1

With regards to external condemnation / petitions from Private / Corporate Foreign creditors over non-payment of their long over due DEBTS by various African Governments and Financial Institutions, The IFC in conjunction with the World Bank backed by the Group of 8 most industrialized Nations has constituted an Ad-Hoc Commission called INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AUDITORS made up of seasoned and tested world renown auditors and International financial experts drawn from reputable countries to collate, scrutinise, monitor, audit, investigate and to either approve or disapprove as the case may be of all foreign credits / debts owed by different Third World countries and various Financial Institutions as a precondition for debt forgiveness recently granted these Countries in line and accordance with the Egmont Group Financial Intelligence Units Resolutions (Monaco , June 2002) and <http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/pdf/EGFIUlist2002_en.pdf> United Nations RESOLUTION 1373 (2001), adopted by the Security Council at its 4385th meeting, on 28th September 2001.

We are glad to inform you that your funds owed you is among the funds collated and has been earmarked for release under this scheme, so, you should in your reply state the original amount of your fund payment and also the original holding financial Institution(s) / bank as all funds including those that were BLOCKED in Overseas / Offshore banks have been returned back and placed under the control of the IFC.

It has come to our notice that some group of fraudulent syndicates has been impersonating various Government officials under different guise, so you are advised to disregard messages from such people. Be informed that the Group of 8 most industrialized Nations as a condition to forgive / cancel African 's enormous debt has mandated Government officials to tackle various corrupt practices being perpetrated in paying foreign creditors because of their intent and purpose to defraud them. Henceforth, you are advised to stop any further transaction / communication with the fake officials to avoid your past experience in the hands of those unscrupulous criminals.

At this juncture therefore, you are advised to URGENTLY contact our Western European office as stated here: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AUDITORS,
12th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24, Millbank
London SW1P 4QP
Tel: +44 7040196655 , Fax: +44 7092025297
Email: auditorsinternationalfinance@gmail.com <mailto:auditorsinternationalfinance@gmail.com>
Attn : Mr. Stanislav Pavlovitch (Auditor Consultant)

In view of the above, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AUDITORS has set up a working programme to work out modalities for payments to genuine Creditors by entering into a Multilateral Agreement with some FINANCIAL INSITUTIONS, OFFSHORE INT'L BANKS, SECURITY COMPANIES etc to effect the release of Foreign Creditor's Debts from the Consolidated Accounts established by Group of 8 Countries purposely for this scheme. This is to avoid corrupt practices and fraudulent attitude, you are therefore advised immediately to contact Mr. Stanislav Pavlovitch (Auditor Consultant) for further details for the commencement and immediate release of your funds to you either through modified CASH PAYMENT MODE OR BANK TRANSFER.

Thanks.

Ms. Dolly Oppenheim
Secretary
Website: www.ifc.org.


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