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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: "Ms.Kristalina Georgieva" <inforofficeuas11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mskristalinageogve709@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:54:19 -0700
Subject: INSTRUCTION / WARNING TO RELEASE YOUR UNPAID FUND (1968)

*( I.M.F ) Head OfficeSenior Resident Representative#1900 Pennsylvania Ave
NW,Washington, DC 20431 USA.(I.M.F)(1968).RESPOND TO OUR OFFICIAL
EMAIL:(mskristalinageogve709@gmail.com
<mskristalinageogve709@gmail.com>)Attention ; BeneficiaryThis is to
intimate you of a very important information which will beof a great help
to redeem you from all the difficulties you have beenexperiencing in
getting your long overdue payment, due to excessivedemand for money from
you by both corrupt Bank officials and CourierCompanies after which your
fund remains unpaid to you. I am Ms.Kristalina Georgieva, a highly placed
official of the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to
know that reports havereached our office by so many correspondences on the
uneasy way in whichpeople like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier
Companies/Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk. We have
decidedto put a stop to that.All Governmental and Non-Governmental
prostates, NGOs, FinanceCompanies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier
companies which havebeen in contact with you of late have been instructed
to back off fromyour transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond
to themanymore since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly
incharge of your payment.Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of
beneficiaries thatwill receive their funds in this first quarter payment of
the yearbecause we only transfer fund twice in a year according to our
bankingregulation. We apologize for the delay of your payment and please
stopcommunicating with any office now and attention to our office
paymentaccordingly.Now your new Payment,United Nation Approval No;
UN5685P,White House Approved No: WH44CV,Reference No.-35460021,Allocation
No: 674632Password No: 339331,Pin Code No: 55674 and yourCertificate 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$10.7Million. Having receivedthese vital payment numbers,
therefore you are qualified now toreceived and confirm your payment with
the International Monetary Fund(IMF) immediately. We assure you that your
payment will get to you aslong as you follow my directives and
instructions. We have decided togive you a CODE, THE CODE IS: *1968*.
Please, any time you receive amail with the name Ms. Kristalina Georgieva,
check if there is CODE(1968) if the code is not written, please delete the
massage from yourbox! You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment
to anyinstitutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will
betransferred to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear.
Anyaction contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond tothis
e-mail on: (mskristalinageogve709@gmail.com
<mskristalinageogve709@gmail.com>) with immediateeffect and we shall give
you further details on how your fund will bereleased.This Office hereby
gives you the GUARANTEE your absolute protectionand that of your approved
Compensation Funds via ATM CARD delivery is100% assured. Your approved
amount of US$10,700,000.00. (TenMillion,Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) by the IMF mustreach you in any of the above options best
for your reception andplease do not respond to any email except this so can
be able toreceive your fund from the right source which is this office that
youhave already contacted.Ms.Kristalina GeorgievaManaging Director of the
InternationalMonetary Fund. (I.M.F)(1968)RESPOND TO OUR OFFICIAL
EMAIL:(mskristalinageogve709@gmail.com <mskristalinageogve709@gmail.com>)*

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