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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: fund file <homeland58477@gmail.com>
Reply-To: laurentalex2017@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:22:52 +0100
Subject: IMF

REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).
FINANCIAL SUPERVISION DEPARTMENT / UNIT.

Good day ,

Welcome to the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF). My name is Mr David F
Powar, Financial Adviser to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
Director of the Money and Capital Markets Department. We will let you
know that
International Monetary Fund, based in Washington, DC, USA
(IMF) visited our country to investigate online fraud. I got
this information today because your email address was found in that country
from the list of victims of fraud.


Additional Information (IMF), Washington, D.C. reimburses everyone in our
country
fraudulent countries and your email address was found among those victims
lists. Then! Our bank has entrusted (IMF) your compensation fund
by TRANSFER CARD or BANK TRANSFER method.

You will be asked to terminate all transactions that you have with a
non-governmental entity
parasites, non-governmental organizations, financial companies,
banks, security companies and courier companies who have been with you
recently
communicated. They have been asked to unsubscribe. you more. Your money
will be permanently transferred to you through this organization.

In the future, all scam emails or suspected fraud should be removed
notify me of the emails and forward them to me for proper investigation.
The IMF will soon end this nightmare. Everything we need in this
in the transaction, have your support and understanding and I will do my
best to
Help you achieve everything you have because of these scammers in the past
lost.

We may not be able to reimburse you solely for your email address
so we need your information to avoid misrepresentation
for example, it helps us transfer your money to you immediately;
here is the information you need to transfer your money


YOUR FULL NAME ............................................
YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
YOUR ADDRESS NA.
OPTIONAL EMAIL ADDRESSES ................
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH .........................
TEL NO ............. FAX ......................... ..
OFFICE ................................................. ...

Contact the bank to apply for a compensation fund
Bank email address (ambank391@gmail.com)
Countact Mr Brain Thomas Moynihan on Hangout
phone number +18506770009

Director of the Foreign Transfer Department of UBA Bank
NEW YORK

I look forward to your prompt reply.

With respect,

Mr David F Po-war

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