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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: "I.M.F Office" <awards2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sirwilliamswalker@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:13:54 +0100
Subject: RE:INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR UNPAID FUND



( I.M.F ) Resident Representative Office for Nigeria
Mission Chief/Senior Resident Representative
9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja
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Attention; Fund Beneficiary,
This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a=
great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experienc=
ing in getting your long over due payment, due to excessive demand for mone=
y from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which=
your fund remain unpaid to you.
I am Mr. John Lee, a highly placed official of the International Monetary =
Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our offi=
ce by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are t=
reated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Af=
rica and Asia /London Uk. We have decided to put a stop to that and that is=
why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in Nigeria.
All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, =
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact =
with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and=
you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the Internation=
al Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment. Your name=
appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will receive t=
heir funds in this first quarter payment of the year because we only transf=
er fund twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We apologize f=
or the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office =
now and attention to our office payment accordingly.
Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Appr=
oved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No:=
339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,=
Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433; =
Secret Code No: XXTN013.
Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$10.7Million. Having received the=
se vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and c=
onfirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) African Regi=
on immediately within the next 168hrs. We assure you that your payment will=
get to you as long as you follow my directives and instructions. We have d=
ecided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: 601. Please, any time you receive a=
mail with the name Mr.John Lee, check if there is CODE (601) if the code i=
s not written, please delete the massage from your box!
You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions wi=
th respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you dire=
ctly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this ins=
truction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on with immediate eff=
ect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released=
. Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an=
immediate response:Direct Hot-line: Call:+234-708-237-7803
Regards,
Mr. John Lee (I.M.F).
INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR UNPAID FUND
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