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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: KEN RICHARD <bwededauda5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dsinker4@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2022 22:13:14 +1000
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND


*INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDwebsite:www.imf.org <http://www.imf.org>Email:
info@intermonetaryfund.com <info@intermonetaryfund.com> DIRECTOR MR KEN
RICHARD INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND AttnThis is to
intimate you of a very important 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 Mr. Ken Richard a highly placed official of
the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that
reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy
way which people like you are 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 here in UK.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 fund. The
most annoying thing is that the bad officials won’t tell you the truth that
on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow
you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here all the days of
my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my
security. I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know
the statues of your funds and cause for the delay, please this is like a
Mafia setting in WORLD, you may not understand it.Listed below are the
mafia’s and banks behind the non release of your funds that i managed to
sneak out for your kind perusal.'PLEASE CHECK AMONG THESE NAMES IF THERE IS
ANY ONEAMONG THEN WHO HAVE SCAM ED YOU, IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL
ACTION TO BE TAKEN.1) Franklin Jean2) Doctor JARA SCARY3) Standard Charted
bank4) John Rob(Barclays bank plc)You are hereby advised NOT to remit
further payment to anyinstitutions with respect to your transaction as your
fund will be transferred to you directly from our source. I hope this is
clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond
to this e-mail on with immediate effect and we shall give you further
details on how your fund will be released. Reconfirm the information
bellow1. Full Name:2. Address:3 Nationality:4. Age: Date of Birth:5.
Occupation:6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular…………………Fax:..7. State of Origin:8. Copy
of your identity Card. Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so
that you will be given an immediate response: Direct Hotline: Email:
info@intermonetaryfund.com <info@intermonetaryfund.com> YOURS SINCERELY,KEN
RICHARD*

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