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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" <bankofamerica.info2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ezefirank@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2021 13:33:37 -0700
Subject: Attention Honorable Beneficiary

International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, N.W,
Washington, D.C. 20431 (see map)
Headquarters 1 (HQ1):NW, Washington,

Attention Honorable Beneficiary

My Name is Kristalina Georgieva and I work for the Department of
International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Fund Discovery Management.Do
accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics,
I also hope that you are and your family are safe from the deadly covid 19
pandemic? I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise, but please
do not be discouraged with my personal interest. I found that You have an
unclaimed sum of money that was suppose to be remitted to you and has just
showed up at my office, maybe due to some unforeseen circumstance that
allow you to finish your transactions home or abroad, so I took it upon
myself to get in touch with you, before it will be forfeited as you still
have the chance to claim yours.

Currently, states, federal agencies and other organizations collectively
hold more than $58 billion in unclaimed cash and benefits, which come from
a variety of sources, including abandoned bank accounts and stock holdings,
unclaimed life insurance payouts and forgotten pension benefits seizures of
third party benefit, legal financial transactions, like lotto winnings,
Inheritance claims that was abandon by individuals over skepticism etc. It
was however ascertain that you were supposed to receive a sum of $6.5
million dollars beneficiary, kindly email this office for claims.
And get back to me for more information on how to claim your funds before
its marked unclaimed.

You are advised to urgently reconfirm your information to this office as
requested below so that we will be able to process the final release of
your fund and to avoid false claim.

1) Your Full Names:
2) Your Home Address, and Nationality
3) Your Home Telephone:
4) Your Mobile Phone:
5) Your Age and Sex:
6) Your Occupation:
7) Your Alternative E-mail Address:

We look forward to your urgent confirmation.
Best Regards:
Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva Executive Director-International Monetary Fund
(IMF).

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