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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 OFFICE W D.C <emefarmario@emefarmario.com.br>
Reply-To: <imfdeptwadc@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:25:33 -0500
Subject: Re: PAYMENT & DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT FUND RELEASE!

DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
International Monetary Fund Headquarter,
Washington, D.C., U.S.A



Attn; IMF Fund Beneficiary,

This email is from International Monetary Fund Head office. The Governing body of the International Monetary Fund Debt Reconciliation Unit has been investigating the unnecessary delay of your fund payment transfer to your bank account. We hereby approved in your favor during the course of our investigation, we discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Government regulatory organizations in America, Africa, Europe and Asia who are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

We send you this email to inform you that we are the International Monetary Fund Human Settlements Programme (IMF-Habitat) and we have given out authority and approval to pay 500 (Five Hundred) people who have been Victims of Internet scams and people who are yet to receive the compensation from the United States Government. The International Monetary Fund has decided to pay everyone of you $1,000,000.00 USD (One Million United State Dollars) each to your own account.

You were listed and approved for this payment as one of the beneficiaries that are to be paid this amount. You advised to contact Mr. David Lipton, Our First Deputy Managing Director who is in charge of your fund transfer payment to you. This email was sent to only 500 (Five Hundred) selected recipients that their funds has been extorted from and those who are yet to receive theirs too. The International Monetary Fund has agreed to compensate you and every foreign contractors, business men & women and people working for the government who have not been able to receive their gratitude payment for many years from the government and those that haven't received their contract payments due to Government problems or INTERNET hoodlums etc.

You are to contact Mr. David Lipton My First Deputy Managing Director through the following information below because he is the only one who is authorized to transfer your fund to you;

Name: Mr. David Lipton
Email: imfdeptwadc@yandex.com
Telephone: +1 202 922 0752

We found your email in our list as one of the unpaid beneficiary that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and signed by the International Monetary Fund Board of Trustees from the WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME. We discovered that the document of your funds was not complete and intact due to the wrong people you have been dealing with through the INTERNET.

Note: The International Monetary Fund Board of Directors have signed your Fund VALUED at $1 MILLION USD (One Million United State Dollars).

Please reconfirm the following information for your perusal.

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Country:

I expect your urgent attention to this email to enable us monitor your fund transfer effectively. You have to make the payment of $587.94 United States Dollars for the processing of your fund original paper works due to you don't have your complete paper works with you to claim your funds.

One more this is that you are advised to STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS with who so ever you are dealing with from now on.

Yours Faithfully,

International Monetary Department
Headquarter: Washington, D.C.
United States Of America

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