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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 Monetary Fund" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfcompensationpayment@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:38:03 -0700
Subject: From International Monetary Fund.

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that an ATM Card that worth $2.5 USD,
has been issued as a compensation payment for all the short listed
2007/2013 scam victims whose email address was recovered during the recent
internet probing and investigation process.


We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts
of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO,
GHANA CAMERON AND SENEGAL e.t.c) and they are in our custody here in Lagos
Nigeria.

your email address was found among the list so we are in no doubt believed
that those syndicates must have collect money from you through their dubious
criminal ways.
It was on these very recommendation that the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) in conjunction with the United State Government after series of
meeting held came up with a sanction to all West African countries to
compensate all the foreign victims with a payment benefit of $2.5 USD
each in order to restore the Global Economy to the enviable standard
of respectability.

Please note that upon receipt of your response we will process and send you
ATM Card Payment and you will use it to withdraw your money in any ATM
machine in any part of the world, so if you like to receive your fund,
contact the director in charge of the compensation payment at INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND SETTLEMENT CENTER Mr. Tunde Johnson on his email
address:(imfcompensationpayment@gmail.com) and also send him the following
information;

1. Full Name:
2. Phone Number:
3. Mailing Address:
4. Age and Sex:
5. Occupation:
6.Country:

If you need an urgent attention please call Mr. Tunde Johnson on his
direct-Telephone ( +234 703-262-9952) Your immediate compliance to this will
expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have a lot
of listed victims to be settled.

>From International Monetary Fund.

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