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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: Harrison Keown <owenreppart@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dcolumum@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:44:08 -0700
Subject: Re: IMF Authorization Payment

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IMF
Thread Needle Street,
London,EC2R 8AH;
Phone+448713582433
London United Kingdom

Attention: ,

The contractual agreement between British Government and the
International Monetary Fund, IMF,UK.Government authorized the IMF to
pay all her Foreign creditors. The IMF Foreign Policy and Currency
Regulation gave a loan of $19 billion to the UK Government.

The sum of $2 billion was mapped out for the Foreign Debts .On our
daily findings, it was discovered that your contract files were among
those beneficiaries shortlisted to be paid .The sum of $15M was
approved on your name as the beneficiary, the binding agreement
therefore authorized IMF to you within 72 Hours.

In furtherance to the agreement, you are directed to state all the
money you had spent in the past to the hands of fraudsters. You are
not going to lose any money both now and then as no money would be
lost.

Your payment will take place immediately and under 72 Hours the sum of
$15m legally approved must be paid into your account without any
delays whatsoever. You are required to reply with the information
below ;-

Your Names
Your Address
Your Phone
Your Personal ID.

Thanks and remain blessed as I await your reply.

Yours,
Harrison Keown
IMF Director
London

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