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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: BANK <kelsondavid74@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internationamonetaryfundl507@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 13:15:42 +0100
Subject: International Monetary Fund

(I.M.F)(1969).


Attention ; Beneficiary

This is to intimate 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 Ms. 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 decidedto put a stop to that. 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 fromyour 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,a
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 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) immediately. 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: *1969*. Please, any time you
receive a mail with the name Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, check if there
is CODE (1969) if the code is not written, please delete the massage
from your box!

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. I hope this is clear.
Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond
to this e-mail on: (internationamonetaryfundl507@gmail.com) with
immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your
fund will be released.


This Office hereby gives you the GUARANTEE your absolute protection
and that of your approved Compensation Funds via ATM CARD delivery is
100% assured. Your approved amount of US$10,700,000.00. (Ten
Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) by the IMF must
reach you in any of the above options best for your reception and
please do not respond to any email except this so can be able to
receive your fund from the right source which is this office that you
have already contacted.

Ms.Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund. (I.M.F)(1969)
Contact My Secretary on This Phone for My Inquiries.
Mr Rod Anderson.

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