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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 INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUND COMPENSATION COMMISSION" <info@us.org>
Reply-To: eu.controlcenter@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:01:47 -0800
Subject: Re: Director-Paymaster 200. 106

IMF INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUND COMPENSATION COMMISSION Rev.Dr. James Robert Director-Paymaster-General International Monitory Fund Compensation Fund (IMF) IMF Building, Plot 617/618 Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District, New York Our Ref : I .M .F CC.NY /9420X2/2022
Batch: 074/05/IMF369-2021
ATTN BENEFICIARY, TRUTH OF THE MATTER (ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE?) READ WELL AND GET BACK NOW VERY URGENT.

Re: Payment Transfer Advice of Fund ($10.5M.US)

We are in Receipt of Your Death Certificate Certifying You Dead and Seeking for the Final Transfer of Your Contract Fund Payment into His Account in Canada with this bank name (CIBC) PLEASE SIR, ARE YOU THE PERSON THAT GIVE THIS (MR ZEEV TUCH) THE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CLAIM THIS YOUR COMPENSATION / FUND TRANSFER PAYMENT WITH THIS BANK ADDRESS BELOW THAT BELONG TO (MR ZEEV
TUCH) OF CANADA ?

PLEASE LET US KNOW FAST SO THAT WE WILL NOT TRANSFER YOUR CONTRACT FUND / INHERITANCE FUND TO A WRONG BENEFICIARY CONTRACTOR’S BANK ACCOUNT PLEASE.
Bank Name: CIBC
Address: 3315 bay view ave north York Toronto Ontario Canada Swift code : CIBCCATT Account Number: 05712 010 9458735 Account Name: Zeev Tuch

All the Local Financial Contractual Obligations have been Met and the Contract / Inheritance Fund is ready to Transfer to his Canadian bank Account as he told this Bank and all the concerns bodies Including the security Authorities that is monitoring every contractor’s fund that is deposited in this Appointed paying bank that you have given him the power of Attorney to proceed for this your contract fund transfer payment into this Canadian Bank Account he presented to us for payment.

Please, understand that if We do not Hear from you IMMEDIATELY. We shall treat You as DEAD CONTRACTOR AS HE DECLARE YOU DEAD, and the Funds will be duly Transferred to the Account and Name Presented to us and no Account will you Blame Us or hold us responsible of your Contract / Inheritance Fund of ($10.5M.US) which has been Deposited Treasury Account Waiting to get your Approval to go ahead in transfer or to hold on till we get a correct direction from you as you have advice to contact Mr. Allen Kurtz through his e-mail address ( fitbnk@hotmail.com ) In view of this good news, it is very important you send me the below information’s as to enable us to program it into our Payment File Computer Data Base.

Your Full
Your Full Address .
Your Mobile Telephone Number .
Your Occupation .
Your Of Origin .
Copy of Your Valid International Passport.

As soon as this Commission get your urgent response we will proceed with more transfer details on how you want you receive this your Contract / Inheritance Fund Payment immediately on this 3rd quarter 2020 Contract / Inheritance fund payment for the year.

MY BEST REGARD
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
Yours Sincerely,
Rev.Dr. James Robert
Director-Paymaster-General
International Monitory fund Compensation (IMFC)

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