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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: "Von: ( I.M.F ) Head Office" <omotosodarey@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.johnlee.789@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:28:56 -0700
Subject: Attention: Important Notice!!

International Monetary Fund Foreign Remittance Unit.
Senior Resident Representative
9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja, Nigeria.
REF:-XVGNN82010

Attention: Important Notice!!

This message is to bring to your notice that A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND has been submitted to our office by
one,
Mr. Gerald N. Samaroo.

This man claimed to be from you, to stand as your representative for
the claim of your long overdue fund. The letter states that you have
been
diagnosed with cancer last year. He brought an account with him to
replace your information in order to claim your fund valued at
($15.5Million)
Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.

Below is the Address and account information he submitted for the claim:

Full Name: Gerald N. Samaroo
Full Address: 7111-142 Ave N, # 107, Largo, Florida 33771, U.S.A.
Occupation: Retired Accountant
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE: Married, 72 Years
Bank Account city bank
Account# / 6503809428.
Routing/122006743,
Address 1076 Peter Johnson Road, Largo Florida.

his message is to confirm that you have actually sent this man
(Gerald N.Samaroo) to our office or not, in order for us to know the
next action
to take when he comes back to the office.

You are therefore given 24hrs to confirm to us the legitimacy of this
notice/information, you are to contact us back immediately, because we
work 24 hours just to ensure that we monitor all the activities going
on in regards to the transfer of beneficiary's inheritance and
contract
payments.

You are to call this office immediately for clarifications on this
matter as we shall be available 24 hours to speak with you and give
you the
necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your payment is released to
you immediately. Also be informed that any further delay from your
side
could be dangerous, as we will not be held responsible for any wrong
payment/transfer.

Kindly contact us as a matter of importance and urgency, and confirm
this information. Note that you will be required to pay for the IMF
payment
Release Bound administrative charge of US$250.00 dollars only for file
endorsement processing charge.

Kindly provide us with the below information in your reply to this
message immediately.

(1) Full Name...….
(2) Country/State/ City Name...….
(3) Delivery Address...…
(4) Occupation...….
(5) Sex...…
(6) Age...…..
(7) Telephone Number...…..
(8) A Copy of Your Passport/ Drivers Licenses...…

Contact Person
Mr. John Lee
Senior Resident Representative
Email Address:
Email Address:

As soon as you provide the information(s) above, we will direct you on
how
to send the file endorsement processing charge.

Yours in Service
Mr. John Lee.
International Monetary Fund
Senior Representative payment Office

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