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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: paul eken <usulu13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pauleken24@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:00:45 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (I.M.F)
IMF WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE,5TH
, FLOOR, IMF BUILDING, PLOT 447/448 CONSTRUCTION AVENUE, CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT, AVAKPA, BENIN REPUBLIC
OUR REF: WFDMPB/NF/IMF/WA-XX027/N09

Dear Beneficiary,

Have you received your fund? You have suffered for nothing without
receiving your fund due to over greediness. You would have received
your funds since past years, but your problem is over greediness that
cost you a lot of money and still yet, you have never received $1 into
your account.

Your total money US$5,700 000.00 has been lodged with the UBA bank
department, this is secret information and I'm expecting your urgent
response before I can give you more details and the contact
information of the bank.

Listen very carefully, this information is a secret and I want you to
keep it as a secret between you and me. If you have received your
money US$5,700 000.00, let me know but if you did not receive it till
today. Contact me through this my private email:(pauleken24@gmail.com)

NOTE: I created a different email to contact you because this piece of
information I revealed to you is a secret about your UNPAID FUND.
Wherefore, you should keep it a secret.

I await your urgent reply.

Thanks!
Rev. Paul Eken
Senior Supervisor: Fund Discovery Management And
Payment Bureau West African Regional Office,
International Monetary Fund, Federal Republic of Benin, Direct
Line: +229 9032 7368

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