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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 <ofpolice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imf.departremiitanceunit21@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2021 01:27:40 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
International Monetary Fund HQ2.
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington,
DC 20431, United States
TELE +1(206)-430-1208)

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 $300 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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