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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 Lipton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.hartleroy1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 17:29:42 -0400
Subject: COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Address: 700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20431, USA
 
COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS US$6,000,000.00
 
 
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 centre.
 
 
Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations after freezing suspected imposters account. This support was fully effective with the help of World Bank after a summit meeting in United States, 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 fall victims to this imposters due 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 our swift card centres, which is the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office. The card centre will send you an ATM Debit card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Centre, Banks and Union Pay Credit outlets in the world, You are hereby selected as an honour for this payment approval, which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the Logistic Department by email listed below.
 
 
Office of Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults, International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Contact Name: Mr. Hart Leroy
Contact E-mail: mr.hartleroy1@gmail.com
Contact Phone Number: +1-202-709-5628
1. Full Name
2. Phone and Fax Number
3. Your age and Current Occupation
4. Contact Address where you want your ATM Card to be delivered to (P.O Box Not Acceptable)
 
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, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-0147) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Card Centre by using it as your subject.
 
Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost arising for the delivery of the donation parcel.This is due to Legal law protecting all donation funds misappropriation.
 
Yours in Service,
Mr. David Lipton
Deputy Managing Director Of The
International Monetary Fund
 
 
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Address: 700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20431, USA
 
 
 
 
Attention:
 
 
 
 
I have been informed by the IMF to anticipate your message. Your pin number has been verified and confirmed in correspondence to  your parcel with ATM Debit CARD valued the sum of US$6,000,000.00 {Six Million US Dollars}. The ATM Debit CARD has been issued in your name and we have concluded the processing of all documents that will facilitate the clearance of the ATM CARD in any Bank, which are all in your ATM Card Parcel.
 
 
 
 
These documents have been securely sealed and packed for security reasons which make it impossible for anyone to view it until itís been delivered to you and also your parcel is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you.
 
 
 
 
 
All we need now is just your honest cooperation with us for us to commence with the immediate delivery of your funds ATM Card parcel which shall be delivered to you in person at your door step.
 
 
 
Choose delivery options below that is most convenient to you so that we can get your ATM Card commence to your delivery destination.
 
 
 
 
(1) UPS COURIER SERVICE DURATION FOR DELIVERY: 72 HRS COST : US$250 {NO C.O.D}
 
(2) FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY DURATION FOR DELIVERY 48 HRS COST: US$350 {NO C.O.D}
 
(3) DHL DELIVERY COMPANY DURATION FOR DELIVERY 24 HRS COST: US$450 {NO C.O.D}
 
 
 
 
Kindly confirm receipt of the mail with the delivery option most convenient to you within 24 hrs. And you shall be informed on how to make payments of the charges.
 
 
 
Failure to produce the delivery fee will mean refusal of ATM DEBIT CARD delivery by the courier service so as to enable this company secure good name they have always maintained, since the package delivery without insurance will be illegal. Insurance is the International law guiding the authentic delivery of diplomatic document.
 
 
 
We look forward to serving you better.
 
 
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Hart Leroy
 
 
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thomasrobert@usa.com

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