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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 " <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: nalakukamara2007@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:15:27 -0700
Subject: Outbreak of the COVID 19

Dear Friend

Since the outbreak of the corona virus, We have approved the sum of
$21,500,000.00 only to settle victims of COVID 19, terrorism, scam and
displacement, etc.;

During the raffle random draws on COVID 19, your email and name was among those
that were selected to receive the sum of $6,000 000 (six Million
Dollars) in compensation for all victims of corona virus pandemics,
scam victims, natural disasters, terrorism victims and Please bear
with us.

I wish to officially inform you that we have verified your due payment
file and found out that the reason why you have not received your
payment was because you have not fulfilled the
obligations given to you in respect of your payment.

All of sudden, we received notice from someone claiming that you are
DEAD and that She is your only surviving Next of Kin and to this
effect she has presented an account where the fund will be transferred
immediately as stated below.

In this regard, this office will like to confirm from you if actually
you are DEAD or NOT, we are ready to affect the payment as ordered
by Our Payment Board, if proper attention is not given by you after 10
days of this letter counting from the date of dispatch without hearing from you.

This decision is binding in accordance with Article 356 Act of 1999
Constitution establishing this IMF office.

ARE YOU REALLY DEAD OR ALIVE?

Waiting to hear from you immediately.

Contact Name: Johnson Douglas
The IMF Director Finance Department.

Yours Sincerely,

Kristalina Georgieva
IMF Managing Director

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