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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "infooffice88@daum.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Kristalina Georgieva" <infooffice88@daum.net>
Reply-To: infooffice543@daum.net
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:49:09 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FROM THE DESK OF DR KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA
(HQ1): International Monetary Fund,
700 19th Street,
NW Washington, D.C. 20431 USA.

Attention: Sir/Madam/Mr./Mrs.

I am Dr Kristalina Georgieva the Managing Director International Monetary =
Fund,
and the Chairman, Unclaimed Fund Release committee set up to disburse/rele=
ase
all the unclaimed fund to the supposed beneficiaries. We were informed that
you have not received your long overdue fund payment for years because of =
some
corrupt government officials who have tried to divert your funds to their =
own
personal aggrandizement.

Be inform that after due consultation on your behalf regarding the immedia=
te
release of your Approved Unclaimed Funds of Five Million Six Hundred Thous=
and
United States Dollars($5.6M). We have successfully secured your Approved
Unclaimed Funds to your favor and it has been arranged for immediate relea=
se
to you after careful verification on your payment file.You are hereby advi=
ce
to reconfirm the information stated below in this notification for further=
advise:

Your Full Name =3D
Your Current home Address =3D
Your Mobile Phone Number=3D
Your private Email address =3D
Your Alternative Email addresses=3D
Your Next of kin Email address=3D
Occupation=3D=3D=3D
monthly income=3D=3D
Sex/ age=3D
Country:=3D
VALID ID CARD=3D=3D=3D
I shall wait to hear from you with the above mentioned information to enab=
le us
expedite action and have your approved unclaimed fund released to you with=
in
official 7 working days.Respond to this e-mail on: infooffice88@daum.net

I await your urgent response.

Thanks.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Washington DC.Chairman, Unclaimed Fund Release Committee

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