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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. IMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfaudit@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:07:20 -0700
Subject: Did You Authorized Mr. Dennis Ray Moore?

Attn:Beneficiary.
 
 
             RE: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) OUTSTANDING REMITTANCE
 
 
Your name was found in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid(Contractors, Inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from American, Europe, Asia plus Middle east and Africans) among the list of individuals and companies that your you are yet to be paid.
 
 
Your unpaid fund has been located to EFG Internatioanl bank, and ATM payment. Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$56.5million and has been approved already for months. You are requested to get back to us for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund.
 
 
However, we received an email from one Dennis Ray Moore who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week.Dennis Ray Moore account co-ordinate as follows:
 
 
BANK NAME:Wells Fargo Bank
BANK ADDRESS:Wells Fargo Bank ,N.A.(114)pobox6995 Portland ,Or 97228-6995
BENEFICIARY NAME:Dennis Ray Moore
NOMINATED ACCOUNT NUMBER:8737518145
ROUTING NUMBER:121000248
 
 
He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him. We want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not. Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) failure to receive your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
 
Kerry Martins
Director, Office of Internal Audit and Inspection
International  Monetary Fund. IMF

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