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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ifc.managingdirector@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Managing Director I.F.C" <admin@venussystem.com>
Reply-To: ifc.managingdirector@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 05:12:37 -0400
Subject: We have recovered your long overdue fund and ready to be released to you
Attn: The beneficiary
Following the comprehensive forensic Audit Report submitted to my office by the World Bank Debt Service Department, It was discovered that the various funds released to the Government and their various Financial institutions for the payment of various debts they owe to contractors, Inheritances claims and Award winners was never utilized for the purposes for which the fund was granted to them. It is regratable to note that we discovered the flagrant Abuse, Extortions and Deliberate Manipulations that beneficiaries trying to claim their long overdue funds in the hands of these bank officials and government agencies are being subjected to by the corrupt officials of their Central Banks and their foreign counterparts which is against the World Bank standard rules for debt payment.
Acting of this petition and in accordance with the core mandate of The International Finance Corporation (I.F.C) in granting Debt Relief Funds and Project Financing to member nations for Economic Development, I wish to inform you that your long overdue Fund payment file along with 100 other beneficiaries whose outstanding funds were held up by the officials of these Central Banks, their Government Agencies and Ministrie was forwarded to my Desk for Ratification and Immediate Release of this fund to you without further delay.
You can take a look at the activities of the International Finance Corporation (I.F.C) (www.ifc.org) to have insight knowledge about the roles of International Finance Corporation (I.F.C) and the various interventions funds and debt relief grants we carry out among the member countries for sustainable economic development.
You are hereby advised to get back to me as soon as you receive this message through my personal email below and reconfirm your personal details below to nable our office to effectively process the release your fund to you without further delay.
1: Your Full name and address
2: Your direct telephone number
3: Your correct account details where the fund will be transferred to.
4: Copy of your ID card for proper identification.
Note that this notice supersedes whatever information you might have received in the past from any organization or Agency regarding the release of your long overdue fund. Therefore your urgent response will be highly appreciated, to enable us meet up with our time line in releasing this fund to you withoyt further delay.
Yours Sincerely
Makhtar Diop
Managing Director
International Finance Corporation (I.F.C )
Direct Email: ifc.managingdirector@gmail.com
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