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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- imf.usa.compensation.fund.o77@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "I.M.F U.S.A" <watsonjames8989@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alexmitch925@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 14:48:19 -0700
Subject: I.M.FCOMPENSATION FUNDS RELEASE
*Greetings to you.*
*This is to inform you that the International Monetary Fund [IMF] and the
United Nations [UN] is compensating all the scammed*
*victims with the sum of $9.000.000.00 United States Dollars.(NINE MILLION
U.S DOLLARS)*
*Your name and email address was mentioned to the United States Secret
Service by one of the Scammers who was arrested.*
*Meanwhile this Compensation department has been mandated by the IMF and
the United Nations to transfer your compensation funds to you through*
*Online Transfer Payment which is 100 % Guarantee for payment to you as one
of the scammed victims.*
*Furthermore we advise you to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) concerning any transaction*
*that you might have lost your hard earned money to avoid losing more money
to other group of scammers who are on the FBI wanted*
*list and are still on the run and for this reason we want to warn you not
to communicate or duplicate this message to anyone for*
* any reason whatsoever as the United States Secret Service are already on
the trace for the other criminals.*
*You are hereby advised to contact the IMF/UNCC head office to receive your
Compensation without further delay on this email address;*
* imf.usa.compensation.fund.o77@gmail.com*
*Anticipating your urgent cooperation in order to receive your payment.*
*Thank You.*
*Mr. Alex Mitch*
*Communication Secretary,*
*International Monetary Fund.*
*USA.*
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