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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <informationoffice@citromail.hu>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 08:14:30 -0800
Subject: FUND COMPENSATION

International Monetary Fund
IMF Headquarters (Washington, DC)
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431
Fax: + 1 (202) 623-4661
WHATSAPP Number +16825161961

Dear Beneficiary,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION.

My name is Mrs Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund [IMF].

This is to inform you that the International Monetary Fund [IMF] and the United Nations [UN] are compensating all the scammed victims
$3,800,000.00 United States Dollars each. Your name and email address was mentioned to the United States Secret Service by one of the
Scammers who was arrested.

Furthermore we advise you to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) concerning any transaction that you might
have lost your hard earned money to avoid losing more money to other group of scammers who are on the FBI wanted list and are still on the
run and for this reason we want to warn you not to communicate or duplicate this message to anyone for any reason whatsoever as the
The United States Secret Service is already on the trail for the other criminals.

You are hereby advised to contact HSBC BANK CHINA Director,Transaction Banking Overseas Department for your payment valued $3,800,000.00 United States Dollars.

HSBC BANK CHINA
Contact Person: Mrs. Helen Wong Pik KUEN
Director:Transaction Banking Overseas Dept
E-mail: informationoffice@citromail.hu

Anticipating your urgent cooperation in order to receive your payment.

Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

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