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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: "Dr. Joss Newberry" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjossnewbwerry@netcmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 04:15:00 -0800
Subject: RE:INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND DEPARTMENT UNITED TRUST BANK (UK) FOR PAYMENT OF US$25.5M

FROM THE DESK OF DR. JOSS NEWBERRY.
RE:INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND DEPARTMENT UNITED TRUST BANK (UK) FOR PAYMENT OF US$25.5M



Sequel to your outstanding fund on hold, we are irrevocably mandated to debit the UK Government account and credit your account. However, we received a sworn Affidavit from the European High Court of Justice that one MRS. MOREEN MARTINS told them that she is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident. She has also submitted her Bank account info for us to transfer your fund to her including her International passport as proof of identity as your next of kin, we need to confirm if you are dead or not, before we can make the transfer to her.

Be informed that we received this photograph indicating that you are already dead, Please confirm before we release the payment to MRS. MOREEN MARTINS who claim to be your representative and he is having the charge with him to collect the approved funds.

Remember, Note that I am seeking your authorization before I would release the funds to MRS. MOREEN MARTINS who indicated that you been buried.

Failure to respond to this message within 72hrs will leave me no option than to release the funds to MRS. MOREEN MARTINS according to his request.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf of IMF (International Monetary Fund) http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf.htm for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue. You are required to confirm the above so that we can facilitate the immediate release of the fund for we have limited time frame to discharge our duties.
Upon your response, the payment Reference code will be forwarded to you urgently for further clearance to the Office of the Presidency for the release of the Payment to you forthwith.

Anticipating your response to enable us serve you better.
Yours Sincerely,
E-mail: drjossnewbwerry@netcmail.com
Dr. Joss Newberry.
Secretary To General Auditor

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