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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: "David A. Lipton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kele3003@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 07:30:32 -0400
Subject: From:David A. Lipton (Payment)

This is to notify you that we are now at the secound quarter of the year 2016. The Board of Governors and Executive Board of IMF has unanimously approved all
 
outstanding foreign debts owed to contractors, contract inheritance payments, lottery winners and beneficiaries whose payment have been pending.
After a meeting with the United Nations and World Bank in New York, based on the fraudulent activities going on presently, It was alarming the number of
 
beneficiaries who have not yet received their contracts or inheritance payments and other outstanding debts, through W4S Security Company under the funding
 
assistance of the World Bank.
Note: out-of twenty selected beneficiaries approved for payment, your name and your contact address appeared in our file as one of the living beneficiary to
 
receive US$9,5000,000.00 (Nine million Five hundred thousand united states dollars) via Telex Wire Transfer.
I wish to inform you that all matters relating to the release of all contract and inheritance funds are now under our control. This task-force has become the
 
only resolution due to the activities of unpatriotic government officials and impostors who keep on frustrating every effort to settle beneficiaries.
Please provide the following for more information:
Your Full Name������..
Your Direct Telephone Number������..
Your Age/ Occupation������..
Address...........................
Upon receipt of your information it will be forwarded to the security company to commence the transfer.
David A. Lipton
First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street NW Washington, DC 20431
 
 
 

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