419 scam: MRS Kristalina Georgieva <xa941068@gmail.com> TELEX DEPARTMENT BANK OF AMERICA NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE, USA

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- bankofamericanewyork381@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS Kristalina Georgieva <xa941068@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankofamericanewyork381@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 13:58:31 +0100
Subject: TELEX DEPARTMENT BANK OF AMERICA NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE, USA

FROM THE DESK OF:
MRS Kristalina Georgieva
TELEX DEPARTMENT BANK OF AMERICA
NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE, USA.
EMAIL: (bankofamericanewyork381@gmail.com)

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) IN AFFILIATION WITH THE BANK OF
AMERICA. 5TH AND 6TH AVENUE 25 WEST 51ST STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019.You
have a Transfer worth $125.700,000,000.00 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
with us in the bank of America. We are here to inform you that your fund
has beendeposited here for a long time. In regards to that, the
officials of the bank of America have concluded that as soon as the
beneficiary obtained the fund origin certificate and OWNERSHIP
CERTIFICATE, we shall proceed with the transfer immediately.

All you have to do is to re-confirm your information with the correct
mailing address and make a payment of $125.00 USD only for obtaining the
fund origin certificate and OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE For your information
you are required to re-confirm your full information to enable us to
proceed with your payment immediately.AND IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR TOTAL
FUND OF $125.700,000,000.00 USD AS FASTER THAN IMMEDIATELY THEN YOU SEND
US GOOGLE PLAY GIFT CARD OR AMAZON GIFT CARD EVEN STEAM CARD INCLUDING
ITUNES GIFT CARD BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR TOTAL FUND
VERY VERY FAST.

Please Re-confirm your details: please if you are the owner of this huge
amount of money then get back to me with immediate effect along with the
google play gift card of the $125 because this option is very very easy
and faster.

(1.) YOUR FULL NAME
(2.) SHIPPING ADDRESS
(3.) TELEPHONE NUMBER (CELL PHONE IF ANY)
(4.) AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
(5.) OCCUPATION
(6.) ID PHOTO

Finally, make sure that you fill this form and return it back to usd
with the payment of the $125 usd and also make sure that you obtain the
fund origin certificate which will cost you $125.00 only and update me
so that I will provide you with the name of our receiver's agent that
will receive the money or better still to make it very fast then you can
purchase any of this gifts card that i stated above the message.

Contact me immediately:

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS Kristalina Georgieva.
TELEX DEPARTMENT BANK OF AMERICA
NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE.

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