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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. Renee Hill" <osafomaafo739@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hillmrsrenee81@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 19:24:17 +0100
Subject: Dear Fund Beneficiary,

International Monetary Fund HQ1.
Washington, D.C. 20505 USA.
REF:-XV/GNN820/21


Dear 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
experiencing in getting your long over due payment, due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you. You really have
to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling
you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they
are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you
have nothing.

I am Mrs. Renee Hill, a highly placed official of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have
reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which
people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier
Companies/Diplomat/Barristers across Europe to Africa and Asia /London
UK etc. We have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was
appointed to handle your transaction herein United States of America.
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.

Your name appeared in our payment schedule list as one of the
beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this First Quarter
Payment of the year, this is because this office only transfer fund
twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We hereby
apologize for this delaying of your payment We also advised that you
should please stop further communicating with any office, group of
people/companies they are have nothing offer now and per attention to
our office payment base on their instruction. Now your new Payment,
code number with United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House
Approved 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 these vital payment numbers, therefore you are
qualified now to received and confirm your payment with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington, D.C, Region immediately
within the next 168hrs. International Monetary Fund Unit are presently
in the CRUSADE. We are hereby giving you every assurance you that the
favors of God have located your Payment Approved File and you shall NO
MORE fall into the evil net of fraudulent people. If you are
Christian, I want you to read this portion from the Holy Bible (Isaiah
chapter 44 verse 25 and Book of Job chapter 5 verse 12). I tell you
emphatically that this is the END of those evil doers, we must
Apprehend and prosecute them accordingly. According to the word from
our new President, who is a very sincere and God fearing man, "God
will surely disappoint their evil desires because we have come to
deliver you from their devilish hands. And this (IMF) Funds Clearance
Authority must also ensure that your Approved fund shall reach your
Bank Account

Your constant communication is Important. We assure you that your
payment will get to you as long as you follow my directives and
instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: (7017).
Please any time you receive email without the code (7017). Do delete
it immediately. You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to
any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be
transferred to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any
action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to
this e-mail on (hillmrsrenee81@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we
shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.


Respectfully,
Mrs. Renee Hill.
Office of Public Affairs
International Monetary Fund HQ1.

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