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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 <nkristjen@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drpeterperry86@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:59:58 +0100
Subject: Reply Urgently

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International Monetary Fund.(IMF)
Address:1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington,DC 20431 ,United States
USA.REF:-XVGNN82022

Attention Dear Funds Beneficiary

My name is Ms. Kristalina Georgieva and I work with the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), I Have been trying to reach you on the email for over
Few Months Now, I'm writing to let you know that finally your ATM Card
worth $6,000,000.00 USD has been delivered through FEDEX to Mr. Joseph
Peter Perry Henry since Friday, October 1, 2021 at 11:32am for activation,
who work with the Federal Reserve Bank where it's 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. Here is 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 is USD$6,000,000.00 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: Fedex Courier Company
Tracking Number: 284383581700
Tracking Site: https://www.fedex.com/en-us/home.html

You are simply advice to contact our Claim Agent Mr.Joseph Peter Perry
Henry (dr.peterperry@dr.com) OR drpeterperry86@gmail.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 $500USD. So make sure you don't send him more than $500 USD. Your card
is already with him and you can track it with the tracking details given to
you above for confirmation.

Best Regards,
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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