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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: "Kristalina Georgieva (313|" <usmanlauratu9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johncardinal997@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 11:57:06 -0800
Subject: Attention; Fund Beneficiary,

(I.M.F ) Head Office
Senior Resident Representative
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20431, USA.
Tell: (206) 508-2897 TEXT ONLY
REF:-XVGNN82018.


Attention; Fund Beneficiary,

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 overdue payment, due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your fund remains unpaid to you.

I am Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, a 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. We have decided to put a stop to that.

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 off from
your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in
charge of your payment. Your name appeared in our payment schedule
list of beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this first
quarter payment of the year because we only transfer fund twice in a
year according to our banking regulation. We apologize for the delay
of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and
attention to our office payment accordingly.

Now your new Payment, United Nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House
Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632,
Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit
Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex
confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013. Your payment
The inheritance fund is USD$10.7Million. Having received these vital
payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and
confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
immediately. We assure you that your payment will get to you as long
as you follow my directives and instructions.

We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS:(313). Please, any time you
receive a mail with the name Kristalina Georgieva, check if there is
CODE (313) if the code is not written, please delete the massage from
your box! 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 office,

source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction
is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on:
(johncardinal997@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we
shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

Make your reply here for a fast response
(johncardinal997@gmail.com)
Bernard Lauwers


Ms. Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund. (I.M.F)(313).
Whatsapp +1(567)908-1918 ONLY.

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