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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: Mrs Kristalina Georgieva <fadekemi4real5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskristalinageorgieva168@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:23:52 +0530
Subject: Dear Fund Beneficiary,

( I.M.F ) Head Office
#1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20431
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
REF:-XVGNN82010
INSTRUCTION  TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH USD$10.7Million.


Dear Fund 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 over due payment, due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you. I am Mrs.
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 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 and that is why I was appointed to handle your
transaction here in the states.

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 fund 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
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$10.7Million.  Having received these vital
payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received 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 massage from your box!

I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at
your own risk.

reply to my private email; mrskristalinageorgieva168@gmail.com

Regards,
Mrs Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund. (I.M.F)(601).

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