419 scam: "Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva " <honourablechairmaicpc@gmail.com> IMF Payment $3,500,000.00

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348100691095
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- infoinfoinfo1956@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva " <honourablechairmaicpc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infoinfoinfo1956@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 03:32:26 -0700
Subject: IMF Payment $3,500,000.00

International Monetary Fund
IMF Headquarters (Washington, DC)
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431
E-mail: imfheadoffice2018@ro.ru

Dear Beneficiary,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION.

My name is Mrs Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund [IMF].

This is to inform you that the International Monetary Fund [IMF] and the United Nations [UN] are compensating all the scammed victims $3,500,000.00 United States Dollars each. Your name and email address were mentioned to the United States Secret Service by one of the Scammers who was arrested.

Furthermore we advise you to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) concerning any transaction that you might have lost your hard earned money to avoid losing more money to other group of scammers who are on the FBI wanted list and are still on the run and for this reason we want to warn you not to communicate or duplicate this message to anyone for any reason whatsoever as the The United States Secret Service is already on the trail for the other criminals.

Meanwhile Central Bank of Nigeria has been mandated by the IMF and the United Nations to transfer your compensation funds to you. You are hereby advised to contact the Central Bank of Nigeria to receive your Compensation without further delay.

Contact Person:

Mr.John Kelvin
Director Foreign Remittance
Central Bank of Nigeria
E-mail: infoinfoinfo1956@gmail.com
Tel: +234-810-0691095

Anticipating your urgent cooperation in other to receive your payment.

Thank You.

Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director(IMF)

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