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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. KINGSLEY BROWN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <email.stdrdbnk.sa@safrica.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:52:38 +0200
Subject: Final Release Of Your Fund-

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
IMF Headquarters: Lon don Great Britain,
I.M.F Regional officer (United Kingdom)
32 Park Hamilton Drive Manchester.
United Kingdom.

Our Ref: IMF/EU-AU/STD/HSC/2017

RE: SUB-FUND TRANSFER NOTIFCATION: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) DEBT SERVICING EXERCISE.

Sequel To The Meeting We Had With The African And European Country Leaders In The Recent Mexico World G20B Summit In Regards To The Payments Been Owed By The Africa And Europe Continents, The Chairman Of African Union (AU) And That Of The European Union (EU) Have Made It Known To All The Beneficiaries Been Owed Via Contracts, Inheritance, Lottery, During Their Recent Interview With United Nation Overdue Contract Payment Commission That All The Debts Been Owed By The Africans And Europeans Should Be Paid To Them Via AU And EU Accounts With The Supervision Of The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) In The Republic Of South Africa Which You Happened To Be One Of The Beneficiary Confirmed For This Payment Settlement..

Also In Accordance With The Payment Verifications And Auditing Exercise Carried Out By The UK Debt Servicing Unit Of The World Bank, (WB) And The International Monetary Fund (IMF) In Conjunction With The European Union (EU), It Has Been Brought To The Knowledge Of The Comptroller General, International Monetary Fund That Your Outstanding Valid US$10,500.000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Only Has Been Deposited For Immediate Transfer Via The Standard bank Of South Africa (STD) And Has Been Approved For Urgent Payment To Your Receiving Bank Account Through Their International Remittance Unit.

We Issue This Last Notification To You On This Development Since We Were Unable To Reach You With The Payment Details, As You Are Advised To Contact The STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (STD) OFFICE, DIRECTOR: MRS. KGOMOTSO MOROKA, on DIRECT TELEPHONE: + 27 783 798 609, DIRECT FAX LINE: +27 86 718 4968. DIRECT EMAIL: (email.stdrdbnk.sa@safrica.com) With This Payment Ref N0: BBYUK/REG1958755 For The Transfer Conclusion.

This Avenue Has Been Created By The United Nations (EU) & (AU) On Foreign Debt Reconciliation Commission To Offset All The Outstanding Foreign Payments On-Hold In Order To Rehabilitate The Lost Dignity Of The EU & AU African States.

The International Monetary Funds (IMF) Remains Communicated To Our Financial Principles Through The Above Contact Details. We Hope You Will Benefit From Our Team Of Experts. We Assure You The Best Of Our Services At All Times Assuring You Of This Payment Transfer Legitimacy.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Steve Howard
For: Director General, (DR. KINGSLEY BROWN)
International Monetary Fund
Direct Telephone: +44-745-224-0217

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