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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: Jefferi Collin Weller <officialfile49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drpeterperry86@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 13:27:02 +0100
Subject: Reply Urgently

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International Monetary Fund.(IMF)
Address:1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington,DC 20431 ,United States
REF:-WHTGNN82022USA.


Attention Dear Funds Beneficiary

My name is Mr. Jefferi Collin Weller and I work with the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), I Have been trying to reach you on the email for few
Days Now, I'm writing to let you know that finally your ATM Card worth
$16,000,000.00 USD has been delivered through UPS to Mr. Peter Perry since
Monday, January 17 2022 for activation, who works with the IMF where it is
going to be activated before final delivery to your home address. We
apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with
any office now and per attention to our office payment accordingly. Now
your new Payment, United Nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved
No: WH44CV,Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password
No:339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No:
103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No:
-1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Your payment inheritance fund Worth the total sum of USD$16,000,000.00
Million. Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are
qualified now to received and confirm your payment with the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately. We assure you that your payment will get
to you as long as you follow my directives and instructions.

You can use the tracking number with the tracking site below to track the
ATM Card to be sure it has been delivered to Mr. Peter Perry for activation.

Delivery Company: ups Courier Service
Waybill: 1Z9X47A40295281396
Tracking Site: https://www.ups.com/track?loc_US&requester=ST/



You are simply advice to contact our Claim Agent Mr. Peter Perry (
drpeterperry86@gmail.com) OR dr.peterperry@dr.com You can call him on this
number or text (+1914) 236-4031) with the below details as stated.?

Contact him with your data as stated below:

1. Your Full Name.........................
2. Your Full Address Where You Want the Courier Company to Send Your Funds.
3. Your Age...................................
4. Occupation.................................
5. Cell/Telephone Numbers...............
6. Country......................................

Note: The only fee you are to send for the activation of your ATM Card is
just $150 USD. So make sure you don't send him more than $150 USD. Your
card is already with him and you can track it with the tracking details
given to you above for confirmation.

Best Regards,
Mr. Jefferi Collin Weller
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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