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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: "Jan Moors" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <executivedirector1@citromail.hu>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 20:51:02 -0800
Subject: Re-validation & Release of Your Payment.

From the Desk of:
Jan Moors
Executive Director
(IMF) Int’l Fund Management Office
Dear Beneficiary,
Re-validation & Release of Your Payment.
We have been commissioned by the Governing Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to investigate the long years delay in settlement of your beneficiary payment, and ensure that the payment is finally released this time around. BE ASSURED ON THIS AND HOLD ME ON IT.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed over the years by corrupt African officials who have ensured amongst themselves that the payment is always denied you at the very last minute. THIS IS A BIG SHAME TO THEM.
Therefore, to ensure that the process of the fund release is not compromised any further, we have agreed with the relevant authorities, that we will handle release of this payment by establishing a “Direct Payment System” otherwise known as DPS. Thus, the DPS arrangement is to ensure a speedy and more direct relationship between you and the foreign bank that will have your TRUST and sincerity of processing the payment release to your account.
The arrangement will be aimed at linking you up directly with the Overseas Fiduciary Payment Bankers for the prompt release of your fund without any hitch or delays. This is what the mentioned DPS arrangement aptly stands for-eliminating the African officials retail aspect which has been responsible for the delay to date.
Pursuant to this, you are to confirm receipt of this mail and your consent to the arrangement, which once received, shall then enable us to proceed to provide you the overseas contact (bank) details and equally link you up directly with them for the payment release arrangement.
Your very prompt attention please.
Yours truly,
Jan Moors
Executive Director
(IMF) Int’l Fund Management Office
Email: executivedirector1@citromail.hu

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