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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. CHRISTINE A. LAGGARD" <abubakarbalabarde@gmail.com>
Reply-To: micahmary8@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:22:56 +0100
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

--
YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)


INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND


ATTENTION

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 overdue payment of $4.8MMillion USD 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 MrS. CHRISTINE A. LAGARDE 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 across Europe to
Africa

and Asia /London Uk and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is
why I was

appointed to handle your transaction here in United State.


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 up 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 is in United Stated..

The most annoying thing is that the bad officials wont tell you the truth
that on

no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow you
spend

money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here all the days of my life,
I can

release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security.


I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know the statues
of your

funds and cause for the delay, Please this is like a Mafia setting in
Nigeria, you

may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian.

Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your funds
that i

managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.
PLEASE CHECK AMONG THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO HAVE SCAM
ED YOU,

IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

1) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN)
2) Senator David Mark
3) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN)
4) John Rob(Barclays bank plc)
5) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc)
6) Ronald Franklin
7) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
9) Mr. Mike Jombo
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
10) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
(11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members
12) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili


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 with immediate effect and we shall give you
further

details on how your fund will be released.

Reconfirm the information bellow

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card
Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so that you will be given an

immediate response: Direct Hotline:


YOURS SINCERELY,
MrS. CHRISTINE A. LAGARDE

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