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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "rr-nga.imf@9.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- an.r.imf@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "AN.R.IMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <AN.R.IMF@representative.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:46:44 -0700
Subject: LAST AND FINAL NOTIFICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
MR. W. SCOTT ROGERS.
DIRECTOR,AFRICA REGIONALREPRESENTATIVE OFFICE (IMF)
9 HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMED BELLO ST.
ASOKORO ABUJA FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
TEL: +234-1-8423-717
DIRECT E-MAIL: AN.R.IMF@representative.com
E-MAIL: RR-NGA.IMF@9.CN
ATTN: SIR.
LAST AND FINAL NOTIFICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I HARDLY SEND MAIL TO
BENEFICIARIES BECAUSE OF MY TIGHT SCHEDULE AND MY POSITION. WE DO APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IF YOU ARE AMONG THE FORIGNE BENEFICIARIES THAT WERE SCAM BY SOME
NIGERIA PEOPLE IN TIME PAST. WE ASSURE YOU THAT IT WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN,NOW THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
HAS BEEN SANITIZED AND THE RIGHT FISCAL POLICY PUT IN PLACE AS A CHECK AGAINST THE TYPE OF
ABNORMALITY THAT HAPPENED TO YOU.
THIS OFFICE IS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF UNCOMPLETED TRANSACTION FROM
LOCAL BANKS IN NIGERIA AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WE RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS. AND WE HAVE THE MODALITIES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS WITHOUT ANY POSSIBLE HITCH OR DELAY ONCE THERE IS SATISFACTORY
EVIDENCE THAT YOU MET ALL CONDITIONS.
TO ENABLE THIS OFFICE COMMENCE THE PROCESSING OF YOUR FUNDS, DO CONFIRM YOUR FULL
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AMOUNT INCLUDING YOUR IDENTIFICATION. IT COULD BE EITHER YOUR DRIVER’S
LICENSE OR YOUR ID CARD. PLEASE WE HAVE A LIMITED TIME TO WORK ON THIS AND TENDER REPORT TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CALL OFFICE LINE NOW.
THANKING YOU FOR YOUR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDINGS TOWARDS THIS MATTER.
REGARDS,
MR. W. SCOTT ROGERS.
DIRECTOR,AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE (IMF).
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