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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: "Mrs . Christine Lagarde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inf.imfofice@emailn.de>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 07:34:16 +0100
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary

Attn: Beneficiary

This is to officially bring to your notice that the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) in collaboration with the International Police
(INTERPOL) the London Metropolitan Police (LMP) and the Federal police
in Africa and London, Has successfully arrested those criminals behind
in ripping and also trying to divert your over due payment to their
foreign account overseas. After their arrest, they confessed that they
have ripped million of dollars from US, UK German and Italian Citizens
millions of dollars.

After much interrogation and torture this morning, they gave us list
of those they have ripped and scam within the last couple of years and
they gave us your name and e-mail contacts. We have contacted the US
Government in regards to this present development and has instructed
us to release the fund those that were listed out by the arrested
criminals. However, we need you to confirm the details listed below
immediately.
1) Your complete banking details.
2) Your direct telephone digits
3) Any form of ID
4) Payment clearance/approval Certificate.
In case you have lost your Payment clearance/approval, we urge you to
get back to us as soon as you receive this message in order to give
you directives on who to contact to get the Payment clearance/approval
Certificate.

Kindly re-confirm your details along with the Payment
clearance/approval Certificate, in order to release your fund.
Finally, we authorize you to stop all dealings with any office or
person claiming to be in charge of your payment, for we believe they
might be in collaboration with these arrested men. View the attached
file to see those that were arrested and the funds that was recovered
from their foreign account over seas.For your Advice,
Reply to Email: office0001@vivaldi.net


Regards,
Mrs . Christine Lagarde
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND

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