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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: "Mr. Tobias Adrian" <officep859@gmail.com>
Reply-To: agenttobiasadrian_im190@aol.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:58:17 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
700 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20431 USA
Website: www.imf.org
Fax: + 1 (202) 623-7000.

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

This is to inform you that, We have been working towards the
eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa with the help of
the Organization of African Unity (OAU), United Nations (UN), European
Union (EU), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and we the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have been able to track down so
many of this scam artist in various parts of African countries which
includes (Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Ghana, Cameroon South Africa and
Senegal) and they are all in Government custody now, they will appear
at International Criminal Court (ICC) Hague (Netherlands) soon for
Criminal/Fraud Justice.

During the course of our investigations, we have been able to recover
so much money from these scam artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime
Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have ordered the
money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 10,000 Lucky
Beneficiaries around the World for compensation. This Email/Letter is
been directed to you because your email address was found in one of
the Scam Artists file and computer hard-disk during our investigation,
maybe you have been scammed or not, you are therefore being
compensated with the sum of $2,000, 000.00USD (Two Million United
State Dollars).

We have also arrested some of those who claim that they are
Barristers, Bank Officials, Delivery Agents Diplomats and Lottery
Agents who have been sending you SMS on your phone and email that you
have won a lottery which does not exist. Now, since your email address
appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive the
compensation funds, we have arranged your payment to be paid to you
through ATM VISA CARD. The ATM Visa Card will be issued in your Name
with the $2,000,000.00 USD loaded in it, and deliver to your postal
address with the Pin Number, as to enable you withdrawal your funds
from any Bank ATM Machine worldwide.

Note: The ATM Visa Card is a global payments technology that enables
consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments to use
digital currency instead of cash and checks. To receive your ATM Visa
Card, you are therefore advised to contact the ATM Card Center in
charge of your payment, this is because the United Nations Anti-Crime
Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the United States
Government has chosen them to payout all the compensation funds to the
10,000 Lucky beneficiaries.

Kindly contact the ATM Card Issuance Department Citibank now with
there bellow contact details:

ATM Card Department Citibank
Contact Person: Mr. Ray C Smith
Texas United States
Email: ray.charlessmith_citibanktx2021@yahoo.com
(WhatsApp only): +1 914-575-2447


Contact the ATM Department for the activation and delivery of your
Card to your address without any delay and please be warned that the
United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) does not instruct any other Bank or agent for this payment
except the CITIBANK ATM Department

Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions.

YOURS IN SERVICES,
MR. TOBIAS ADRIAN
DIRECTOR FINANCIAL COUNSELLOR AND MONETARY CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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