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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 <littleairjohn1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wwwuba.imf.fund@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:28:27 -0800
Subject: VWS

Dear Beneficiary :
We received your letter; I am very surprised to receive that question
from you, as I know that the IMF official already gives you further
clarification on this fund. You must understand that I am only a bank
manager and I am only instructed to start your transaction.

Well, I have been in an international translation for over 16 years,
and I have never done anything illegal. What are you talking about?
Does this mean that you did not receive previous mail from the IMF
official?

I want to explain these fund issuers, and this will be my last
explanation. If you don't need your base, we can transfer it to the
Government Treasury.

Your unclaimed prize is $1.7 000,000.00. Your email address only won
for you at MO LOTTERY INTERNET FREE LOTTO in 2018 through the Mo
lottery organization.

All participants were selected by the computer voting system, taken
only from Microsoft / YAHOO MAIL / Gmail / HOTMAIL / OUTLOOK /
MAIL.RU/ MKP.COM users from more than 20,000 companies and 3,000,000
email addresses and individual names from all over the world. world.
And the promotional event is a means of evaluation, and also
encourages Internet users and is part of the sponsorship of MO
LOTTERY's world anti-poverty programs. A winning site;
https://www.lotterycorner.com/mo/show-me-cash/2019

The United Nations monetary unit is investigating an unnecessary delay
in payment, recommended and approved in its favor.
During our investigation, we were alarmed that your payment was
unnecessarily postponed. Corrupt Bank officials trying to divert their
funds to their private account and their names are on the list of
people who have not received funds.

The irrevocable payment was made by the World Bank Group and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in their payment. However, we are
pleased to inform you that in accordance with our recommendation /
instruction; Your entire fund, with a value of $ 1.7 000,000.00., was
approved in your favor through the VISA UBA Debit Card THROUGH EXPRESS
delivery here in our department.

We are instructed to credit your total fund to an ATM VISA CARD and
deliver it to your address as soon as you meet the delivery company's
requirements.
They demanded the details detailed below and noted that the
information must be submitted correctly to avoid a double claim or
error in the transaction:

Send the above informations



Your Full Name================
Your Country of Origin==========

Your City=====================
Your Home address ============
Your Sex =====================
Your Age =====================
Your Occupation ===============
Your phone number ============
Your country Postal Code ========
Your ID card or paasport========


Dr TONY ELUMELU



Director Management-United Bank of Africa

Bank site: http://www.ubagroup.com

UBA ATM VISA CARD DEPARTMENT (UBA Group (@UBAGroup)

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