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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 <sc337561@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfconsultantnorgnazatio@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:40:38 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),

ATTENTION

While I.M.F serves almost all the countries of the world, we’re
obligated to comply with both Domestic and International Financial
Laws, which require us to verify your identity prior to sending or
receiving wire transfer to or for nations. Please understand that this
procedure is crucial for preventing financing terrorism and organized
crime throughout the world.

Today the Global Financial Stability Report, a quarterly publication
launched to review a regular assessment of global Pending Foreign
Payments, reviewed that your contract/Inheritance fund US$50,000.000
which was seized and confiscated on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 by the
Global Illicit Financial Team as it was tagged suspicious fund
transfer was proven to be a legal fund, free from any illegal business
and civil, criminal, or financial crime.

In view to the verification process and survey in the Joint Annual
Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the IMF, the World Bank and
other key International Financial Intelligence Agencies, it has been
showed that you have fully complied with the International statutory
provision for payment of Huge Funds under Article 102, section 36, SS
1a-2b of the 2012 International Financial and Allied Matters Act.
Prior to this effect, an irrevocable fund transfer authorization
letter has been forwarded to the remitting bank "CIT Bank N.A New
York" to commence with the fund transfer as appropriate to you the
beneficiaries with Fund Allocation Approval Serial Number:
OSB/629578/NIG/GFS64G.

We apologize for the inconveniences and pains this delay might have
caused you and note that your fund US$50,000.000.00USD (Fifty Million
United States Dollars Only) shall be released to you.

Note that you’re Fund Allocation Approval Serial Number:
OSB/629578/NIG/GFS64G, as your fund payment approval and order has
been forwarded to CIT Bank N.A New York and you are only required to
re-confirm the following;

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

For verification reasons only and any hesitation or procrastination in
following up as advised here might endanger the transfer of your fund
US$50,000.000 into your designated Bank account within three Bank
working days. if you want to talk to on phone the IMF Communications Department
will speak to you which Mr Ceda Ogada

Congratulations in advance.
Faithfully;
Mrs Kristalina Georgieva,
Director, Managing Director, IMF Text line or call, +19542817462
(imfconsultantnorgnazatio@gmail.com) FROM I.M.F INTERNATIONAL MONTRY FUND

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