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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 <ocofasdew@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infor.atmoffice@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 15:28:55 +0100
Subject: REF: (IMF) ACCREDITED ATM UBA VISA CARD / TGR / FGT / 2022

*(I.M.F) HEAD OFFICE*
*#1900, AV. DU PRESIDENT*
*INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND*
*REF:-XVGNN82022*

Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,
I sent this letter, to you, a month ago, but I did not hear from you, I'm
not sure if you got it, And that is why I say it again, Firstly, I'm Mrs.
Kristalina Georgieva, A new Managing Director and Chairwoman of the
International Monetary Fund, we got report that you have not receive your
fund through bank transfer as we instructed earlier.
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 part payment inheritance fund is
USD $2,500.000.00, having received these vital payment numbers, therefore
you are qualified now to receive and confirm your payment with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) African Region immediately within the
next 168hrs. 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: 601. Please, any time you receive a mail with the name Mrs.
Kristalina Georgieva, check if there is CODE (601) if the code is not
written, please delete the message from your box!

We, the Board of Directors, World Bank and International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Washington, D.C. in conjunction with The U.S. Department of the
Treasury and some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United
States of America. Has ordered our Foreign Payment Remittance Unit, United
Bank of Africa Lome Togo to issue you a VISA Card, where your fund
$2,500,000.00 will be uploaded, for further withdrawal of your fund.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who
are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

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.
And today we notify you that your fund has been credited into a VISA Card
by UBA Bank and also ready to be delivered. Now contact UBA Bank's Customer
care.
MR.KENNEDY UZOKA
Email: infor.atmoffice@gmail.com
Send him the following information for the delivery of your accredited ATM
VISA Card to your home address.

Be kind and contact United Bank of Africa through this email address below:

MR. KENNEDY UZOKA
Director Management-United Bank of Africa
UBA ATM VISA CARD OFFICE (UBA Group (@UBAGroup)
Contact Email: infor.atmoffice@gmail.com
Bank Site: https://www.ubagroup.com
Phone/WhatsApp: +288 91 92 61 39
Contact UBA CUSTOMERCARE with all this necessary information below:

Your Full Name ===================Your Country of Origin ==============Your city ========================Your Home address ================Your phone/Fax number =============Your date of birth/Gender =============Postcode ========================Your direct/company email ============
Remember that the only payment needed at the bank is only the delivery fee
and your postpaid card will be registered at Currier service which you will
receive at your appointed address.

Thanks for your kind attention
Sincerely,

Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva (IMF) (601)

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