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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. Kenji Okamura" <imf@cbs-cloud.com>
Reply-To: officeofficez50@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:15:10 -0700
Subject: Official Payment Notification.

Official Payment Notification

Greetings.

I am Mr. Kenji Okamura, deputy managing director of the IMF, I am writing to inform you that your $15,950,000.00 compensation has been approved and scheduled for immediate remittance.Here email of our attorney public.info2024@gmail.com



Best regards,

Mr. Kenji Okamura.

IMF Deputy Managing Director.

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