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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: "From International Monetary Fund," <cbn.mwilliams@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 21:50:39 +0100
Subject: Good Day Beneficiary,

Good Day Beneficiary,

This is 2nd times this office is sending this email to you and no
response from you, We are contacting you again on the situation at
hand demands urgent attention regarding your funds of $10.5m that has
approved in your name and to pay only through ATM Card as soon as you
contact Mr. Ronald .P. Smith, in United Nations Organization Office
Nigeria to send your ATM Card to you without any delay,

Now you are advice to contact Mr. Ronald .P. Smith, in United Nations
Organization Office Nigeria, with your information which he is there
to direct you how you will receive your ATM Card,

Here is Mr. Ronald .P. Smith, contact information for you to contact him,

Name; Mr. Ronald .P. Smith,
Email;; am11111111111@hotmail.com
The United Nations Organization Office Anti-Terrorist Agency,

Thanks for your understanding.

Best regards,
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva,
IMF Managing Director International Monetary Fund Washington D.C, United States,

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