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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- kristalinaivanovageorgieva0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Kristalina I. Georgieva" <jj7583292@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kristalinaivanovageorgieva0@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:16:06 +0100
Subject: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
From: International Monetary Fund
Headquarters: WASHINGTON DC, United State of America
Formation: 27 December 1945
Region: Worldwide
Hours: Open Today From 8:30am 5:30pm
Good day to you dear and how are you doing today? I am Mrs. Kristalina
Ivanova Georgieva the new Managing Director of International Monetary
Fund United State of America(IMF), I am contacting you regarding your
funds documentary from Washington DC which has been in our office for
a complete whole year worth the total sum of five million five hundred
thousand united state dollar ($5,500,000.00usd) and I personally
decided to contact you in respect of your funds with my personal email
address to avoid fraudulent issues on this transaction and also to
know if you're still alive since we haven't heard from you making any
plans toward claiming your funds for a whole year, get back to me for
more information regarding your funds and you're to reconfirm me your
full name to be very sure am dealing with the rightful beneficiary of
the Funds.
Contact: Email, kristalinaivanovageorgieva0@gmail.com
Thank you
Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director IMF.
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