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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: "international monetary fund" <I.M.F@INFO.ORG>
Reply-To: mrjohnmatt4@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 09:27:35 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that your fund worth $3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand USA Dollars) has been issued as a compensation payment for all the short listed 2020/2024 scam victims whose email address was recovered during the recent internet probing and investigation process.

Your email address was found among the list so we are in no doubt believed that those syndicates must have collect money from you through their dubious criminal ways. It was on these very recommendation that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the United State Government after series of meeting held came up with a sanction to all African countries to compensate all the foreign victims with a payment benefit of $3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand USA Dollars) each in order to restore the Global Economy to the
enviable standard of respectability.

So be advice to contact our claiming agent Mr. John Matt so that he can direct you how your fund will be release to you.

Mr. John Matt
Email: ( mrjohnmatt4@gmail.com )
Phone Number: +27 73 230 853

Please email him with your contact details so that your fund will be release to you.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Phone Number:
3. Your Mailing Address:
4. Your Age and Sex:
5. Your Occupation:

If you need an urgent attention please email or call Mr. Richard Ben on his direct-Telephone (+27 73 230 853) Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office we have a lot of listed victims to be settled. AND IF YOU WANT FUND TO BE TRANSFER TO YOU VIA ONLINE BANK HE WILL DIRECT YOU TO ONLINE BANK WHERE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OKAY.

Best Regards,
Mr. Tony Wazaza,
IMF Director South Africa

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