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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 <imf.departremiitanceunit21@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:09:17 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
International Monetary Fund HQ2.
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington,
DC 20431, United States
TELE +1(202)-618-7645)

ATTENTION:

This is to intimate 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 over due 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 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 which people like
you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across
Europe to Africa and Asia /London
Uk and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was
appointed to handle your transaction here in USA.

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 up from Your transaction and
you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now
directly in charge of your payment.

The good news is that you will receive your approved Compensation fund
$5.000.000.00 (five) Million United state Dollars only) within 3hours
through our new online payment system, this is a very fast system initiated
by the International Monetary Fund to handle cases like yours or any
beneficiary facing difficulty in receiving a long overdue inheritance
fund/contract payment.

I am in charge of this department here and I assure you that as long as you
follow my directives you will receive your fund within 3hours, it only
required minor process but this imposter will not tell you the truth they
will rather following the old payment system making you to spend money
without record.

You are hereby implore to acknowledge this directive which is the only
solution to relief you all the stress you have been facing all this time,
your transfer processing will cost $200 only payable via an Google play
card purchase, this is because we are handling your payment through our new
online payment system once the
card is accepted by our online payment system you will receive your fund
within 3hours. You are to capture the Google play card using your Phone
Camera and send it along with your nominated bank details for immediate
payment.

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.

YOURS SINCERELY,
Mrs Kristalina Georgieva.

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