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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. Ashley Sherlock." <hitblaze01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ashleysherlock009@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2021 23:15:20 -0500
Subject: ATTENTION : BENEFICIARY ,

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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 ADEBOYE ST,APAPA Abuja.

ATTN: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.

I am Ashley Sherlock. 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 correspondence on the uneasy way which
people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies
across Europe to Africa and Asia and we have decided to put a stop to
that and that is why i was appointed to handle your transaction here
in Nigeria.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, 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 have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment.

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any
institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be
transfered to you directly from our source.

I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instructions is at
your own risk.Respond to this e-mail with immediate effect and we
shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given
an immediate


Regards,

Mr. Ashley Sherlock.

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