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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: "IMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf1900@ciudad.com.ar>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:30:37 -0600
Subject: INTERNATIONAL DEBT SETTLEMENT UNIT

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<strong>INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND<br>
INTERNATIONAL DEBT SETTLEMENT UNIT<br>
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE<br><br>
AFRICAN REGIONAL CENTER.<br>
BOT NORTH TOWER, 10TH FLOOR<br>
P.O.BOX 10054<br>
10 MIRAMBO STREET<br>
DAR ES SALAAM<br>
TANZANIA.<br></strong></td>
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This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your outstanding<br>

Contractual/Inheritance payment which was suspended by the International Monetary<br>

Fund (IMF) there by stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your<br>

contract/inheritance fund to your nominated bank account.<br><br>As a result of this

development, verification conducted by the International Monetary Fund<br>in

conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel on your contract/inheritance case, your

file<br>has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.<br><br>During the

auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central Bank/Federal<br> Reserve, it was discovered from the records that you have a outstanding

contract<br>inheritance payments due for payment with the Central Bank/ Federal

Reserve that<br> your Name/Company Name is next on the list to received your

fund.<br><br>
Meanwhile, a man came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your

true<br> representative. Here are his information for you to confirm to this office

if this man is<br> truly from you or not, so that the federal government will not be

held responsible for paying<br> into the wrong account.<br><br>NAME: MR. JOHNSON

WHITE<br>
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA<br>
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA.<br>
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.<br><br>Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter

of urgency if this man is from you. If<br> not you are requested to reconfirm the

follow information below for verifications purposes<br> so that your fund will be

remitted into your nominated bank account.<br><br>
Information needed from you for verification is as follow:<br><br>
(1) Your Full name:.....................<br>
(2) Your Full address:..................<br>
(3) Your Age:...........................<br>
(4) Your Occupation:....................<br>
(5) Your Telephone/Mobil number:....................<br>
(6) Your Nationality:...................<br>
(7) A scanned copy of your international Passport of Drivers

card:....................<br><br>
As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary procedures in other

to<br> remit your funds into your account. The International Monetary Fund, Executive

Board of<br> Directors and the Senate committee for foreign over due

contract/inheritance fund have<br> approved and accredited this reputable

Institution,with the office of the minister of<br> finance on international

remittance/foreign operations, to handle and supervise the<br> transfer of all

foreign contract/inheritance funds for this quarter payment of the year<br> 2013.<br>
<br>However we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr.White, if

we do not<br> hear from you within the next seven working days from today. We are

sorry for any<br> inconvenience the delay in transferring of this fund must have

caused you.<br><br>

Best Regards,<br><br>

Mr David Corner<br>
Tel/Fax. +255-754592676.<br>
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)<br>

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