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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: "KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <enrique.gomez@a-tributaria.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:22:11 -0700
Subject: KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA.

Welcome to the official email of the I.M.F. WOMAN. DIRECTOR.
(KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA. OUR REPORT:UBT (SPANISH BANK )
 
Attention. Dear email owner!
 
I am DON.Romero Tarazona Alfonso, Director and President (IMF).
of Madrid Spain. We would like to inform you that the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC, USA, has visited our country to study the investigation of online fraud;
You have received this information today because your email address is on the
the list of fraud victims in this country.
 
Additional Information (IMF), Washington, DC. compensates all
countries that were scammers in our country, and your email address
was found in these victims'lists. With these Our paying Bank (IMF)has choosing to pay your compensation fund by ATM CARD or WIRE
TRANSFER Methods.
 
THE FOLLOWING FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE RECIPIENT OF THE SPECIFIED FUNDS
FUNDS TO BE COMPLETED FOR CONTROL PURPOSES.
 
    YOUR FULL NAME...................................
    YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ...............
    ADDRESS OF YOUR CITY ........................
    OPTIONAL E-MAIL ADDRESSES.......
    DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH...................
    TEL-NO......................FAX-NO......................
    EMPLOYMENT..............................................
    A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR YOUR VALIDID CARD.........
 
 
 
However, we have decided to pay this amount of.
1,500,000.00 $ (one million five hundred thousand dollars) with an
ATM Visa Card or by CABLE TRANSFER to your account.
We cannot make this payment using only your email address.
 
Please contact AGENCIA TRIBUTARIA SPAIN immediately as your
Fund has now been approved. Contact the director of the
AGENCIA TRIBUTARIA SPAIN whose name is Done,ENRIQUE GOMEZ PRADO.
E-mail (enrique.gomez@a-tributaria.com)
Telephone: +34 685 091 224.
 
Contact them now and secure your own capital
of 1.500.000,00 USD. Before it's too late!!!
 
Opening hours Monday to Friday: 07:45 to 17:00 Saturday 9:00 - 13:00
 
With kind regards
MRS. KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA
(IMF) President
 
 

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