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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: Christine Madeleine <wu95509@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankc270@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:43:37 -1200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
700 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20431, USA

Dear Beneficiary,

This is for your information, We have released your seized fund of USD$
12,000.000.00 back to Chase Bank New York. It's not in our custody anymore
and we have advised Mr Jose Jimenez to immediately finally release the fund
to you today.

Be advised that your fund will not be seized again as we have given Mr Jose
the backup Documents to complete your transaction. So feel free to contact
Mr Jose now via email or call. bankc270@gmail.com

Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde

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