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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR JAMES WILLIAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameswilliam195@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 11:56:26 -0800
Subject: Office of the IMF Representative {IMF.}

Office of the IMF Representative {IMF.}
International Monetary Fund
United.State.American.
700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20431
Headquarters 1 (HQ1)
 
 
Chief Resident Representative for American OFFICE OF (IMF) Mrs.
Christine Lagarde IMF - WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT
BUREAU.
 
 
This Notice is brought to you from IMF - WORLD FUND DISCOVERY
MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU newly invented by the WORLD BANK in
conjunction with IMF and UNITED NATIONS.
 
 
SWIFT: IMFDUS3WXXX
 
 
 
This body is set up to discover all outstanding UN-Paid Contract,
Inheritance, Lotto Funds, scammed victims, and natural disaster
victims, such as Earthquake Victims, Hurricane victims, Tsunami
victims and Volcano victims being owned to Governments, Organizations,
Individuals etcetera all over the world through Contract Payment,
scammed victims, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards as well
as health Insurance and compensation payments. It will interest you to
know that we have discovered an outstanding UN-paid/UN-claimed sum of
TEN MILLION AND EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS [USD10,
800,000.00] on a file in favor of your name, and a MANDATE has been
issued to this body {WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT
BUREAU} to ensure that this fund gets to you as the beneficiary
without further unruly delay.
 
 
 
We also want to bring to your notice urgently that there is presently
a Counter-Claim on your compensation funds valued at USD10, 800,000.00
by one REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.), who is presently trying to make us
believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an
agreement with her to help you in receiving your funds, so here comes
the big question...
 
 
 
Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of REBECCA NORA-CANE
(MRS.) thereby making her your Representative and Next of kin to
receiving your funds on your behalf? REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.) has also
given us a scanned Copy Of her United States International Passport
and Bank Account information for a quick transfer of your funds, while
we are still waiting for you to urgently confirm REBECCA Nora-cane's
claims, I want to affirm to you that if we do not hear from you within
the next few Working days from today, we will accept REBECCA NORA-CANE
(MRS.) as a beneficiary to your funds and transfer your funds to her
without further negotiations.
 
 
 
In the light of the above, your urgent confirmation will be highly appreciated.
 
 
In case you have not appointed REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.) and you want
to take advantage of your overdue compensation/contract payment and
scammed payment, you are advised to urgently reconfirm to this office
with your personal and contact information as requested below to
enable me make instant  recommendations to the IMF Highest Body to put
an immediate stop to REBECCA Nora-cane's claims for an AUTHORIZATION
LETTER to be sent on your behalf to the Appointed and Approved Paying
Bank that you will contact for your claims in due course.
 
FULL NAMES: _________________
COMPLETE HOME ADDRESS: _____________________________
HOME/MOBILE #: _________________________
FAX #: ____________________________________
AGE: ____________________
SEX: ____________________
PROFESSION: ____________________
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS (IF ANY): ____________________
NATIONALITY: ____________________
 
will not hesitates to credit your account within 24hours in accordance with fund release order regulations
 
 
Faithfully Submitted!
Mrs. Christine Lagarde
Office of the IMF
Headquarters 1 (HQ1)
700 19th Street NW
Washington, DC 20431

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