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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: "Mrs. Jill Biden" <cqueendalyn@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUND (HQ1)
REF: -XVGNN82010.

ATTENTION!!
DEAR BENEFICIARY,
We have been asked by the President and the governing body of the United
Nations Monetary Unit to investigate the uncollected funds that have long
been payable in the UN government basket, During our investigation
According to the record of data storage from our system with your e-mail
address, your payment is among a list of 250 recipients categorized as:
Undelivered lottery fund / unpaid fund / Incomplete transfer of inheritance
funds / contracts.
We are appalled to find out that your payment has been unnecessarily
delayed by corrupt bank officials in an attempt to deprive your fund,
leading to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delays in receiving
your payment. The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
have decided to pay all compensation to 250 recipients from North America,
South America, the United States, Europe and Asia, and around the world via
bank to bank wire transfer, as it is a global payment technology that
allows consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments to use
digital currency instead of cash and checks.
we are contacting you in respect of your unclaimed Compensation funds of
(2.500,000) two million five hundred thousand dollars,I'm writing to you
once again to congratulate you on this great victory,We sent this message
to you a month ago but we don't hear from you, i am not sure if you
received it and that is why we resent it to you again ,In this regard, you
must contact and provide the required information to the Directorate for
International Payments and Transfers as follows; send details below to this
email redacted@domain.name )

1. Your full name :::::::::::::::::::::::::
2. Telephone number :::::::::::::::::::::::::
3.Your e-mail address. :::::::::::::::::::::::::
4.country name;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Use this code (Ref: CLIENT-601) as the subject of your e-mail address for
identification and try to provide the above information to the officials
below for the transfer of your fund,Be informed that we have concluded all
necessary arrangements
regarding the transfer of your fund to be sent to you as soon as you
contact the bank director mrs minick with the information below. Contact
mrs minick on the below email redacted@domain.name
Therefore you should send the required information to her as soon as
possible to avoid unnecessary delays and
To avoid further delays, we've requested your urgent response to this email
per the instructions.

Regards
IMF (601) United Nations Funds Investigation Unit.

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