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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. Gerry Rice, Director" <auwalusaleh12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: transferinstruction@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:47:01 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR APPROVED OF US$50,000,000.00 PAYMENT.


WORLD BANK & INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
700 19TH STREET, N.W, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20431 UNITED STATES.
PRIVATE EMAIL: transferinstruction@gmail.com
Fund Allocation Approval Serial Number: OSB/700741/WB/GFS74G.
REF SWIFT: IMFWBT4W2022
OVERDUE INHERITANCE PAYMENT.


GOOD DAY:


US$50,000,000,00 FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.


Congratulations! Congratulations!


While I.M.F serves almost all the countries of the world, we’re obligated

to comply with both Domestic and International Financial Laws, which

requires us to verify your identity prior to sending or receiving wire

transfer to or for nations. Please understand that this procedure is
crucial

for preventing financing terrorism and organized crime throughout the

world. Today the Global Financial Stability Report, a quarterly publication

launched to review a regular assessment of global Pending Foreign

Payments, reviewed that you contract/Inheritance fund US

$50,000.000.00USD. which was seized and confiscated on Friday,

December 10, 2021 by the Global Illicit Financial Team as it was tagged

suspicious fund transfer was proven to be a legal fund, free from any

illegal business and civil, criminal, or financial crime.


In view to the verification process and survey in the Joint Annual Meetings

of the Boards of Governors of the IMF, the World Bank and other key

International Financial Intelligence Agencies, it has been showed that you

have fully complied with the International statutory provision for payment

of Huge Funds under Article 102, section 36, SS 1a-2b of the 2021

International Financial and Allied Matters Act. Prior to this effect, an

irrevocable fund transfer authorization letter has been forwarded to the

remitting bank "World Bank" to commence with the fund transfer as

appropriate to you as the beneficiaries with Fund Allocation Approval

Serial Number: OSB/700741/WB/GFS74G.


With all due respect Sir/Ma, we apologize for the inconveniences and

pains this delay might have caused you and note that your fund US

$50,000.000.00USD. (fifty Million United States Dollars Only) shall be

released to you. Kindly contact; Mr. Gerry Rice, Communications

Department, IMF. Email Address:{ transferinstruction@gmail.com } with

your Fund Allocation Approval Serial Number: OSB/700741/WB/GFS74G, as

your fund transfer order has been forward to their bank and you are only

required to re-confirm the following;


1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card front and back:
9. Copy of your driving Licence:
10. Your Private Email:


For verification reasons only. Any hesitation or procrastination in

following up as advised here might endanger the transfer of your fund

US$50,000.000.00USD. into your designated Bank account within three

Bank working days.

Congratulations in advance.

Yours Faithfully.
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, IMF.
MR. GERRY RICE. DIRECTOR.
PRIVATE EMAIL: transferinstruction@gmail.com

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