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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: =?UTF-8?Q?Ant=C3=B3nio_Guterres?= <6purplepups@gmail.com>
Reply-To: antonio.guterrez@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 15:53:20 -0500
Subject: Contact your Agent Now

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Dear Sir/Madam,
UNSBG/COVID-19/IMF-4587/021/USD$500,000.00
Compliments of the season to you and your family. This is to notify
you that the World Food Program (WFP) which was set up in 2020 by
W.H.O, in conjunction with the United Nations and International
Monetary Fund (IMF) to approved the sum of US$500,000.00 Social
Benefit Grant assisted by World Bank Group to your email via Microsoft
Email Account Random Draw to assist on the fight against this Global
COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

According to the payment instruction, the Business & Payment Division
of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been instructed to
regularize the immediate release of this approved US$500,000.00 to you
through the nominated banks in the USA.

Contact the Payment Processing consultant
Antonio Guterres
Email: antonio.guterrez@outlook.com
Phone number: +1 410-709-6446 for more information on the release of
this aforementioned amount to you within 5 banking working days.

Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary-General
C/O David Lipton
Deputy Managing Director
International Monetary Fund

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