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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: "ms..christine lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boa.director001@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:19:55 +0200
Subject: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Ms. Christine Lagarde
Managing Director, International

Monetary Fund (IMF)
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC,

20431

Attn: Sir/Madam,

This organization under the directives of

President Barack Obama and other

concerned US Authorities has moved your

payment center to one of the most

reliable banks here in the United States,

{Bank of America} to avoid numerous

charges or unnecessary taxes from the top

government officials or Security Agent

anywhere in the world.

As a result of this development,

$10,500,000.00 has been approved to be

released to you via Swift Wire Transfer,

Most importantly, note: that this payment

is designed to be completed within 24

banking hours which is corresponding with

American Banking System in terms of bank

to bank wire transfer within the United

States. In other language, this transfer

will clear into your bank account as if

it is directly deposited into your bank

account within the next 24 banking hours

from the time and date of the transfer

with confirmation by Bank of America's

transfer slip.

Send the below information to the

assigned officer in charge of this

payment on his direct contact below to

attract his maximum and urgent attention

to your payment matter. As soon as he

receives your details, he is authorized

to process and released your payment

without any delay; he is mandated to

immediately transfer the above mentioned

amount to your nominated bank account

according to the stipulated system of

operation.


Your Full Names:

...............................
Your Current Home Address:

........................
Current Office Address:

.........................
Active Cell:

.........................................

......
Current Telephone Numbers:

.........................

Active Bank details where you want the

fund to be transferred into:

Your Bank Full Name:

.................................
Bank Address:

.........................................

........
Your Full Names on the Account: .........
A/C No:

...................................
Swift Code: .................
Routing No: .......................

Contact Person:

Bruce R. Dennis
Chief financial officer
Bank of America
100 North Tryon St Charlotte, North

Carolina 28202 USA.
Direct E-mail: boa.director001@aol.com


Contact Bruce R. Dennis on the details

provided above and send him the Transfer

Application Note with Verification

Number: (1000046) for immediate transfer

of your fund. Be guaranteed of our

appropriate monitoring of this project

till it is successful completed.

==============================

Dear Bruce R. Dennis,

I ------------humbly wish to apply for

the transfer of my fund with your

institution as approved with Verification

Number: (1000046) by the US Government

and International Monetary Fund (IMF). I

have been instructed to open

communication with you as regards to this

development.

I am ready to adhere to your procedures

so as to achieve this aim. However, I

will appreciate if my application is

granted with your kind attention to act

fast over this matter.

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours Sincerely

=============================

Thanks for your Co-operation.

Ms. Christine Lagarde
Managing Director International Monetary

Fund (IMF)

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