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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: IMF LONDON ANNEX OFFICE <imflondonannex.office1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:52:40 -0700
Subject: Subject: Regarding Your $18 MILLION. Unclaimed

Desk Of Nancy Asiko Onyango
Office of Internal Audit and Foriegn Payment
Inspection Director

*Subject: Regarding Your $18 MILLION. Unclaimed*

Hello:
It has come to my observation that your IMF Approved Funds with Ref#
IMF/4/UK/7/BARC/ 21 valued at $18,000,000 ,00 ( Eighteen Million United
States Dollars) is still pending , not yet paid to you due to halt in
documentation procedure, on that note I advise you to proceed and do the
paper work properly.to ensure easy and transparent wire release of the
funds in your favor without Government intervention with their financial
Law.
The year 2021 is getting to an end, Auditors are on the field right now.
For you to hasten this exercise contact Mr Morris Brehen, who is a
Document Procurement senior officer in London resident in London UK
office Address #: F2, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J
6BD, United Kingdom
Hours:
Open 24 hours
Phone: +44 20 3841 0851
email: Morris BREHEN
breghenmorris@gmail.com

information email: discuss wih him on modalities to secure the FUNDS
TRELEASE CLEARANCE PAPERS in your favor that would be sent to paying bank
to act upon and credit your account , ,let me inform you, it absolutely
impossible that you can receive $18,000,000,00 without Clearance so you
can see it unavoidable iproces better help yourself, no matter what it
will take just go ahead and do it and receive your funds in good faith
It is quite obvious that BARCLAYS BANK LONDON where your funds are
deposited can release such magnitude inheritance funds without proper
clearance it is illegal to act as such. don't be deceived, every fund's
claims have its legal procedure to work on.

Do this and keep me informed
Regards
Nancy Asiko Onyanghich
Office of Internal Audit and InheritancePayment
Inspection Director, IMF

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