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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: "MANAGING DIRECTOR IMF" <info@imf.com>
Reply-To: <infodervice@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 04:44:16 +0700
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND


INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 AVELELON RAOD,
Abuja Nigeria.
EMAIL(infodervice@gmail.com)



INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

ATTENTION:

This is to intimate you of a very important information
which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the
difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long
over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you
by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after
which your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Mr John Lee a highly placed official of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to
know that reports have reached our office by so many
correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are
treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat
across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk and we have
decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was
appointed to handle your transaction here in Nigeria.



All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs,
Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier
companies which have been in contact with you of late have
been instructed to back up from your transaction and you
have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the
IMF is now directly in charge of your payment.

The most annoying thing is that the bad officials won't tell
you the truth that on no account will they ever release the
fund to you, instead they allow you spend money
unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here all the days of
my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify
me of my security.

I needed to help you release the fund because you need to
know the statues of your funds and cause for the delay,
Please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, you may not
understand it because you are not a Nigerian.



Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non
release of your funds that i managed to sneak out for your
kind perusal.

PLEASE CHECK AMOUNT THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG
THEN WHO HAVE SCAMMED YOU, IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL
ACTION TO BE TAKEN.



1) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN)
2) FBI
3) Senator David Mark
4) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN)
5) John Rob(Barclays bank plc)
6) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc)
7) Ronald Franklin
8) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
9) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
10) Mr. Mike Jombo
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
11) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board
Member
12) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia Deputy Governor - Corporate
Services / Board Members
13) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
14) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili
15) Keith B. Bolcar Deputy Secretary. (Homeland
Security.)

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any
institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund
will be transferred to you directly from our source.

I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this
instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on



(infodervice@gmail.com)
with immediate effect and we shall give you further details
on how your fund will be released.



Reconfirm the information bellow

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular.....................Fax:..
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card


Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so that you
will be given an immediate response: Direct Hotline: EMAI(infodervice@gmail.com)


Regards,

YOURS SINCERELY,

MANAGING DIRECTOR IMF

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