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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: "United State I.M.F" <salakomujeeb9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: united.nationboard@mail.ru
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2022 20:18:25 -0700
Subject: Attention ; Beneficiary

( I.M.F ) Head Office

Senior Resident Representative

#1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,

Washington, DC 20431 USA.

(I.M.F)(1968).


Attention ; Beneficiary


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 funds remain unpaid to you. I am Ms.

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.


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 funds 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 and your

Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,

Released Code No: 0763;

Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433;

Secret Code No: XXTN013.


Your payment inheritance fund is USD$1.7Million. Having received

these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to

received and confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund

(IMF) immediately. 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: *1968*. Please, any time you receive an

email with the name Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, check if there is CODE

(1968) 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. We shall give
you further details on how your fund will be

released.


This Office hereby gives you the GUARANTEE your absolute protection

and that of your approved Compensation Funds via ATM CARD delivery is

100% assured. Your approved amount of US$1.700,000.00. (One

Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) by the IMF must

reach you in any of the above options best for your reception and

please do not respond to any email except this so you will be able to

receive your fund from the right source which is this office that you

have already contacted.


Ms.Kristalina Georgieva

Managing Director of the International

Monetary Fund. (I.M.F)(1968)

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