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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: "Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva" <kennysaint700@gmail.com>
Reply-To: iinternationalm10@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 04:34:27 +1300
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND

IMF Headquarters Washington, D.C. 20431, USA
Dept: World Debt Reconciliation Agencies.
Advise: Your Outstanding Payment Notification.
website:www.imf.org
E-mail: iinternationalm10@gmail.com

INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND

This is to inform you of a very important information which will be of a
great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long overdue payment, due to excessive demand
for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies
after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, a highly placed official of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that
reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy
way in which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier
Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk. We have
decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle
your transaction here in the United States. All Governmental and
Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security
Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late
have been instructed to back off from your transaction and you have been
advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment.

Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will
receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the year because we
only transfer fund twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We
apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with
any office now and pay attention to our office payment accordingly. Now
your new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved
No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No:
339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,
Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433;
Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Reconfirm the information below

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular:....................Fax:..
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card:

Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$5.5Million. Having received these
vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to receive and
confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) United
States of America Region immediately within the next 168hrs. We assure you
that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my directives and
instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: 603. Please,
any time you receive a mail with the name Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, check
if there is CODE (603) if the code is not written, please delete the
message from your box!

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions
with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you
directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this
instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on (
iinternationalm10@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall give you
further details on how your fund will be released.

Congratulations!!!

Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva,
Executive Board of Director.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF Headquarters Washington, D.C. 20431, USA

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