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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: "Mr. David Jayska" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davejayska1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 04:59:33 -0700
Subject: From International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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 imposters 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 impostors account.


This support was fully effective with the help of World Bank after a summit meeting in London, on the financial analysis on financial stability issues fluctuating their economy with the international global standard. After gathering of this sum, our logistic department gave us a list of customers to be paid who fell victims to those Imposters 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 HSBC bank via online payment, which is the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office.

Total sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (10,500.000.00 $USD) has been approved on your name for immediate payment via HSBC online banking which you will be require to set up an online account with HSBC Bank.
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 information below.

1. Full Name:
2. Phone and Fax Number:
3. Your age and Current Occupation:
4. House Address:

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.

Yours in Service,

Mr. David Jayska
Admin Chairman
International Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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