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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 ( KENNEDY UZOKA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrericjohnson001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:12:04 -0700
Subject: BE OFFICIALLY INFORMED IMF FUND org

Be officially informed that .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a national law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as delayed transactions. The FBI has notified us that the sum of 4,500,000:00 USD pending on your data will be confiscated in the next few days if the beneficiary fails to claim it.

I'm writing to inform you that 4.500.000:00 USD allegedly belongs to you, you emerged as the beneficiary during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.

The fund is legal and genuine. I wish to inform you that you inherited the fund from the International Monetary fund,. This was awarded to you during their last program. Approval has been confirmed on your fund by the host community which is IMF. We got it from the same hosting community which is IMF.

Your fund is real and has nothing to do with fraudulent activity .We don't tolerate unprofessionally and criminality .
Therefore I give you 100% guarantee that there won't be fee after the balance of $150,Go ahead provide the $150 for the processing fee.
Do contact our African nominated agent Mr Eric Johnson via email, (mrericjohnson001@gmail.com)
Office address= NO 43 BELLOW STREET IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA.
It is just one-time process then your fund will be in possession as agreed %100 assured..

Thanks
Kennedy Uzoka
UBA

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