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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: office memo <officememo160@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:18:25 +0100
Subject: Waiver affidavit for your inheritance/compensation payment of $10 million

International Monetary Fund
Office of the Registrar
IMF Administrative Tribunal
700 19th Street, NW, Suite HQ1-3-544
Washington, DC 20431, USA



Attn: beneficiary,



It has come to my knowledge that most fund beneficiaries of
contract/inheritance payment like you are being asked to pay certain
irrelevant charges by some bank officials , custom department ,
security and other government agencies, thereby making it very
difficult for beneficiaries to meet such obligations . It is also
interesting to inform you that
in order to carry out deductions on your fees as regards Cost of
Transfers (COT), Security Deposit (SD),insurance , custom , shipping
and other taxable charges, beneficiaries will be required to obtain
a Waiver Affidavit from the federal high court of appeal in Abuja,
Nigeria.
Once you obtain waiver affidavit there will be no further upfront
payment and this will bring an end to your nightmare and long delay
in receiving your payment.

You are therefore advised to contact Barrister Festus Keyamu , the
senior Advocate and lawyer to the Nigerian Economic And Financial
Crime Commission ( EFCC), so he can assist you to obtain a waiver
affidavit from the federal high court of appeal in Abuja, Nigeria.

Find below his contact information.
Name of contact person:Barrister Festus Keyamu
Email:festus.keyamu@lawyer.com
or festuskeyamu@yahoo.com
Phone:+234-8058038010

He will not charge you any legal fee but may require about $190
for his trip to Abuja.Contact him to find out how you can send the $190 to
him .

We are very sorry for all the inconvenience you have suffered in
receiving your fund.


Yours Faithfully,
Christine Lagarde
IMF DIRECTOR

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