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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: Office in charge Imf <mrbernardlauwers028@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrbernardlauwers@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:42:28 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary.

UN Directorate of International Payment/Transfer Notice,
3 Whitehall Court
London SW1A 2EL
ST/SG/SER.A/295/

To whom it may concern!

In accordance with the United Nation (UN) mandatory policy on
international monetary transactions and in conjunction with the World
financial policy.it was brought together in collaboration with the
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund IMF, Ms.
Kristalina Geoegieva.

That the overdue compensation fund was worth $10.7 million deposited with
this bank for further payment. The reason for this is for the scam victim
who lost a lot of money to African and European scammers. This notification
is in respect of your Unclaimed Funds which file was forwarded to us by the
WORLD BANK. Going by the security report before us you have gone through
hard times paying a lot of charges for the release of your Fund without
success.

We advisen you to seize further communications with any individual, Bank or
its Agents regarding your fund, because they have nothing to offer you,
rather they will continue to steal from you. And any further dealing
with these miscreants will be at your own risk.

Following the issuance of the Foreign Exchange Approval to the Access
Bank PLC on the recommendation of the United Nations Protocol's Blue
Book "Permanent Missions No. 295", issued in October 2015 with
ST/SG/SER.A/295/Add.5. I am pleased to inform you that the California
National Bank has been giving the sole mandate for release of your
payment.

(1.) Did you instruct one Ms. Donna K. Heberling, of 1200 Fitch Way,
Sacramento, CA 95864, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf
because you are dead?
(2.) Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in her favor thereby making
her the current beneficiary/Next of Kin to receive your pending fund?

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
Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,
Released Code No: 0002;
Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433;
Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Can anyone presently using this email account kindly confirm your
knowledge of Ms. Donna K. Heberling as mandated by your family to
avoid wrongful payment. We look forward to a swift response from the
family. And be less assured your advice will be carried to the latter.
And if our directives are carefully followed, the fund will be
released to the account within five Bank working days.

Contact the Director of the Finance Department at the International
Monetary Fund (1206) via Email:Mr.bernardlauwers@outlook.com


Best regards,

Mr.Bernard Lauwers
Director of the Finance Department.
Payment/Transfer unit
UN Directorate of International Payment/Transfer Department.
Email:Mr.bernardlauwers@outlook.com

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