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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" <ms.christinelagarde54@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Ms. Christine Lagarde" <l.david09@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 23:32:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS.


 International Reconciliation and Logistics Vault
International Monetary Fund (IMF).

COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS.

It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our logistic department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the cause of your inadequate dealings with some impostors who claim to be staff in banks and other regional payment centers. Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after freezing suspected imposters account. This support was fully effective with the help of World Bank after a summit meeting in London, on the financial analysis and financial stability issues fluctuating the economy with the international global standard.

After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of beneficiaries to be paid who fell victims to these imposters due to unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of payment. We have arranged your payment through our swift card centers, with the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office. The card center will send you an ATM Visa Card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Center, Banks and Union Pay Credit outlets in the world; You are hereby selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the logistic department by email listed below.

Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults,
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Contact Information Officer:  Mr. David Lipton
Email:  l.david09@outlook.com
Tel:   (321) 355-4384

1. Full Name:
2. Phone and Fax Number:
3. Your age  
4. Occupation:
4. Contact Address (P.O Box Not Acceptable):

For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person (s) or office (s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-7750) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Card Center by using it as your subject. Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising for the delivery of the donation parcel. This is due to Legal law protecting all donation funds as to avoid misappropriation.

Yours in Service,

Ms. Christine Lagarde
Admin Chairman (IMF)
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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