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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: "Mr Franklin Hendrik" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf_remideptofficialrep@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:40:20 -0500
Subject: Looking forward to your swift response

 
 
 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: NO 15 KING STREET Apapa,
Lagos, Nigeria.
TELEPHONE +2347040062801
                     
                                                   INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
 
Attn: Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
Top of the day greetings to you from the Office of The Remittance
Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
 
 
Please we have delayed the transfer of your recently approved grant of
$950,000.00USD but not without unforeseen issues that were beyond our control
which was specifically the crashing of one of our computer systems that was
used in storing the data of beneficiaries of our assisting organization.
 
 
We are thereby asking that you should please bear with us for the delay and
immediately send us your details once more attached with the nominated bank
account of your choice you want the money wired to.
 
 
Details such as:
 
Name:
Home Address:
Office Address:
Direct Phone Number:
Bank Account Information:
 
 
Thanks for your understanding and please note that we are poised to serve
you better and deeply regret the delay in the transfer of your grant of
$950,000.00USD.
 
 
Warm Regards
 
 
 
http://images.google.com.ng/imgres?imgurl=http://www.solarnavigator.net/venture_capital/venture_capital_images/IMF_international_monetary_fund_H_Q.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.solarnavigator.net/venture_capital/international_monetary_fund.htm&h=395&w=500&sz=23&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=wWkwYWkbeWHgcM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=130&prev=/images?q=INTERNATIONAL+MONETARY+FUND&gbv=2&hl=en&sa=G
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
Mr. Franklin Hendrik
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT
http://www.imf.org/
 

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