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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: "Walter Harry White" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:45:59 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT INFORMATION

From: Mr. Walter Harry White
Director Surveillance Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20431
imf.org.harry@yandex.com
i0941459@gmail.com
i6109745@gmail.com


Dear Sir

I am contacting you base on the report reaching us from Paying Bank, it is regarding to your payment which has been approved by the concerned Ministries, also all the effort you have made to receive this payment which has not been successful due to some Reports and Petitions written against this claim and Payment files by some Authorities who happens to get reports from your Colleagues or Partners in the past, base on that, several meetings was held last week between the IMF, World Bank and US Government, concerning this delay in your approved payment files, So in order to be sure we are communicating with the real beneficiary approved funds kindly follow up with the below instruction.

Sir I want you to know that remittance Department of the approved paying Bank is having problems in securing your correct details to effect this transfer due to some of your personal and Contract/Inheritance and Winning lottery information is no longer correct and complete as your Colleagues has made some effort to play smart on this files trying to divert your funds without your knowledge, So to avoid making transfer to a wrong person or Bank account you are advised to reply back to this office with the following information, Your Original Bank Account coordinates, Your address/telephone Number and copy of your ID CARD to enable us to order for the release of this approved payment respectively to you without further delay.

However if you fail to provide us with the required information within 48hrs you will not have this office to blame.

Yours sincerely,

Walter Harry White
Director Surveillance Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20431
imf.org.harry@yandex.com
i0941459@gmail.com
i6109745@gmail.com

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