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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: IMF <vavan747@svitonline.com>
Reply-To: leovuyosouthafrica@vfemail.net
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:17:03 -0800
Subject: Our Ref: IMF/FGN/RMB/088/2018

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
IMF Headquarters: 7001 19th Street, 20219-001
N.W., Washington D. C. 20413,
United States of America.


Our Ref: IMF/FGN/RMB/088/2018
Internal Memo Urgent!

ATTN: Beneficiary Contractor “

SUB-FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
DEBT SERVICING EXERCISE

EFT APPROVAL VERIFY DEAL IMF/ RMB CODE: BBYUK/REG1958755
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER: 4083 0521 0038 4356 OPERATOR N0:
037899
DEAL RECEIPT – FOREIGN CURRENCY TRF BROUGHT - CALL EFT ACCOUNT
TRO5244075994Q09 Total Amount for Transfer :
US$15.500.000.00

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 bank of International settlement (BIS) here in the
United States 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, (W.B) 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$15,500.000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) only has been deposited for immediate transfer with the SOUTH
AFRICAN RESERVE BANK 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 SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK, International Remittance Unit.
Attn: Mr. Leo Vuyo on Direct Tel: +27 780091291. :
leovuyosouthafrica@vfemail.net 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.

Congratulation’s,

yours faithfully
Ms. Christine Lagarde
Managing Director (IMF)

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