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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: IMF USA <centrainfobeninbj@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2022 03:45:25 -0700
Subject: SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION PAYMENT

SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
SUNTRUST BANK NEW YORK /INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS
DIRECTIVE

Dear Sir/Ma

SCAMMED VICTIM/2MILLION USD BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:091577 2MILLION US

This is to bring to your notice that, I am delegated from the international
Monetary Fund and Sun trust bank new York to pay 100 Africa 419 scam
victims compensation payment of $2Million USD each. you are listed and
approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as
soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $2Million USD
compensation funds.

On this faith full recommendations, I want you to know that during the last
international Monetary fund meetings held at IMF headquarter, it was
alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of
funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates
all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of Africa, The
presidents of 10 countries in Africa are now paying 100 victims of this
operators $2Million USD each, Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking
systems in Africa, the payments are to be paid by Sun trust Bank as
corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the National
Westminster bank London.

According to the number of applicants at hand,64 beneficiaries has been
paid ,half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 36
left to be paid the compensations of $2Million USD each. Your particulars
was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Africa as one of
their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate
or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever, the US secret
service is already on trace of the criminal, You can receive your
compensations payments via ATM CARD PAYMENT.

Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm your billing address include your
full name and direct contact telephone number to the Managing Director
Consultant Payment Centre for the certified ATM Card, the contact
information is as follows:

SUNTRUST BANK NEW YORK
CHAIRMAN and CHIEF EXECUTIVE
MR WILLIAM H ROGERS JR
NEW YORK USA
Email: [suntrustgroup@aol.com]

Contact him message immediately you get this mail to enable him speed up
for your ATM payment Card, Contact the Chairman and Chief Executive officer
Consultant Payment Centre immediately with the necessary information
required from you so that they will commence on processing.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Kelly Craft
International Monetary Fund

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