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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: IMF <yahyaali42021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgievak390@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:06:25 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION

IMF Headquarters Washington, D.C. 20431, USA
Dept: World Debt Reconciliation Agencies.
Advise: Your Outstanding Payment Notification.
website:www.imf.org
E-mail:georgievak390@gmail.com
PHONE NUMBER + 1(848)-447-4383


Attention:

INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND
This is to inform 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 remain unpaid to you. I am Mrs.
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 in
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 and that is why I was appointed to
handle your transaction here in the United States. 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 pay
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
your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103
Released Code No: 0763;
Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433;
Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Reconfirm the information below

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

Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$10.5Million. Having received
these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to
receive and confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) United States of America Region immediately within the next
168hrs. 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: 601. Please, any time you receive a mail with the
name Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, check if there is CODE (601) if the
code is not written, please delete the message 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 source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to
this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on
(georgievak390@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall give you
further details on how your fund will be released.

Congratulations!!!
Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva,
Executive Board of Director.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF Headquarters Washington, D.C. 20431, USA

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