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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: Mr Bernard Lauwers <wa.olaska@apost.plala.or.jp>
Reply-To: imfoffice738@aol.com
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2024 13:30:27 +0900
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20431,
U.S.A

Date: 05/04/2024.

REFERENCE NUMBER: IMF/WDC/1109/0320

My name is Bernard Lauwers the Finance Director of IMF international monetary fund. Good morning, this is to inform you of your Long overdue Payment outstanding in our Banking records. I saw your name in the Central Computer among list of unpaid inheritance claims individuals and have to update your information through this Email contact for immediate confirmation.

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$10.500,000 million (Ten million and five hundred thousand United State dollars) and it has been approved already for payment months ago. However we received an email from one Mr. Jim David of Bradenton, Florida who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last four months back. He has also submitted his account information to the office department for transfer of the fund to him as your inheritor. Below are the new banking details as received from Mr. Jim David.

Bank name: Bank of America
Address: 6901 Northwest Expressway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
Phone: 405-773-1683 Fax: 405-722-6005
ABA: 103000017 (all other)
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT Name: FMS Investments Inc.

We are now verifying by contacting your Email as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not. Please , confirm response immediately before our action release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out. I apologize to you on behalf of International Monetary fund Agency towards this contact and proper confirmation required urgently from you if alive.

Yours in Service,
BERNARD LAUWERS
(FINANCE DIRECTOR)
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (I.M.F)

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