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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: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY <imfofficefundreleass@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:46:59 -0800
Subject: ( I.M.F ) Head Office

( I.M.F ) Head Office
Paris Office
64-66, Avenue d'lena
75116 Paris, France
Tel:+33757906502,+33757935732
Email:
REF:-XVGNN82021


Dear Fund Beneficiary,


This is to intimate you of a very important piece of 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 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 Frank Jeffrey, a highly placed official of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). It
may interest you to know that reports have reached our office here in
Paris-France by so
many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are being
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 from our paris-France office.

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.
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.
We advise you to furnish this office with your contact information as
it's stated below

1.Full Name:.........
2.Address:..........
3.Nationality:......
4.Age:........Date of Birth:...........
5.Occupation:............
6.Phone:...............Mobile: .............:................ ...
7.State of Origin:......................Country:.................
8. Copy of your identity Card


I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at
your own risk. Here is
my private! Email address (franksjeffrey@aeiou.pt) 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 email so that you will be given
an immediate

response:Direct Hotline:

Regards
Jeffrey Franks
Director, IMF Europe Office

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