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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: "ROSE IKE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smithwilliam760@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 10:34:36 +0100
Subject: International Monetary Fund

Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults,
International Monetary Fund (IMF),

Plot 246 Ikoyi Lagos
Nigeria.

Telex fax: +2347083893784

>From the desk of: Mr. Smith William

International Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults

International Monetary Fund (IMF)


COMPENSATIONS SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS.

It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our logistic department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the cause of your inadequate dealings with some imposter's who claim to be staff in banks and other regional payment centers. Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after freezing suspected imposter's account, most accounts were dormant and claims to be fund of late patrons, ex-politician etc. This support was fully effective with the help of World Bank after a summit meeting in Greece, on their financial analysis on financial stability issues fluctuating their economy with the international global standard.

After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of customers to be paid who fall victims to this imposter's due to unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of payment. We have arranged your payment through our certify Bank Draft with the (Platinum Habib Bank), which is the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office.

The bank will send to you the certify bank draft which you will deposit with their corresponding bank over there in your country were you can cash your money in any part of the world, You are hereby selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the Logistic Department by email listed below.

Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults,

International Monetary Fund (IMF),

Plot 246 Ikoyi Lagos
Nigeria.
Email address of who to contact:smithwilliam760@gmail.com

Telephone: +2347083893784

1. Full Name

2. Phone and Fax Number

3. Your age and Current Occupation

4. Contact Address where you want your Certify Bank Draft to the delivered to (P.O Box Not Acceptable)




In the mean time we have been mandated to issue out this Bank Draft via this scheme due to the financial fiscal audit and budget year 2010 against the World Financial and Economic crisis in Greek. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person (s) or office (s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your Bank Draft. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (In God We Trust) so you have to indicate this code when contacting us back by using it as your subject. For more detailing contact our Bank Manager for more details.

Yours in Service,

Mr. Rose Ike

Admin Secretary

International Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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