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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: Anju Kamlani <abu5990@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 23:34:54 +0000
Subject: Directorate of International Payment

United Nations/IMF Assisted Program
Directorate of International Payment
United Nations Liaison Office - Africa


Beneficiary:Scam Victim

This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United
Nations to The IMF (International Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional
Payment Office to pay 521 scam victims $2,600,000.00 USD (Two Million
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars only) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims to be paid this amount,get back to me as soon as possible for
the immediate payments of your $2,600,000.00 USD compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the
last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was
alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lost of funds by
various individual to scam artist operating in syndicates all over the
world today.

In other to compensate these victims, the U.N Body is now paying 521
victims of this operators $2,600,000.00 USD each in accordance with
the U.N .recommendations. Due to the corrupt and in-efficient Banking
Systems in Federal Republic of Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by
UN officials sitting at IMF (International Monetary Fund) West Africa
Regional Payment Office as corresponding payment center under funding
assistance by United Nation body. According to the number of
applicants at hand, 284 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the
victims are from the United States, and we still have more 237 left to
be paid the compensations of $2,600,000.00 USD each.

ATM VISA Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card
which you will use to withdraw up to $10,000 per day from any ATM
machine that has the Card Logo on it. Also with the ATM card you will
be able to transfer your funds to your local bank account. The ATM
card comes with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use
it. Even if you do not have a bank account.

Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three
working days.Your payment would be sent to you via any of your
preferred option and would be mailed to you via FedEx. Because we have
signed a contract with FedEx which should expire by the end of
December 2016



To effect the release of your fund valued at $2.6million you are
advised to contact our correspondent in west Africa the delivery
officer Mrs. Joy Ogwu with the information below:

Name: Mrs. Joy Ogwu

E-mail: joyogwu@accountant.com
Telephone: +234-9093633403
On contacting him do provide him with the following information:

Your full Name.............
Your Address:..............
Occupation:.................
Home/Cell Phone:..............
Preferred Payment Method (ATM/Cashier Check):


Upon receipt of information the delivery officer will ensure that your
package is sent within 24 working hours.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Anju Kamlani

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