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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 <barrfranklinwillis@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskristalinageorgieva616@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:38:47 -0800
Subject: Dear beneficiary,

--
Dear beneficiary,
An irrevocable paying guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group
and
the International Monetary Fund for your payment.
We wish to inform you as a beneficiary in compensation of $ 8.5 million
USD, we the governing body of the International Monetary Fund has been
authorized to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment,
recommended and approved in your favor by the United National Security
Council.
During the investigation we discovered with dismay that your payment has
been unnecessary delayed by corrupt officials of the previously
appointed
paying bank who were making effort to divert allocate fund into their
private Bank accounts.
To prevent this security of the fund has been organized in the form of a
personal identification number (Pin) ATM Card, this will enable only you
to
have direct control over your fund with the ATM Card.
Your payment has been approved to be credited in your favorite through
ATM
which will be sent to you by courier delivery service and you have to
pay
the delivery service charge of $ 200 so the agent can proceed and
deliver
your fund.
confirm to me your below needed information.
Name in full:
Home address:
Nationality:
Phone #:
Nearest airport:
We will monitor your payment by ourselves to avoid any repetition of the
hopeless situation created by the previous paying bank.
We await your immediate response.

Sincerely.
The International Monetary Fund Headquarters 1: 700 19th street, NW,
Washington, DC.

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