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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 <salisuisyaku44@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dsinker4@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:52:51 +0800
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND


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*INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDwebsite:www.imf.org
<http://www.imf.org/>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: YOURS SINCERELY,KEN RICHARD*

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