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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: =?utf-8?b?Ik1JQ1JPU09GVMKuIiA8c210cEBkc2JpdC5uZXQ+?=
Date:
Subject:


Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary:
I sent you this letter a month ago but I didn't hear from you, no, I'm sur=
e you got it, that's why I'm sending it again.
First of all, I am Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Director General and President=
of the International Monetary Fund.
In fact, we have checked all obstacles and issues related to your pending =
transaction and your inability to pay the transfer fees charged against you=
, regarding the possibilities of previous transfers, please visit our page =
for confirmation 38 =B0 53=203256 =2033 N 77 =B0 2 =2032 39 =2033
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We are the Board of Trustees, the World Bank, and the International Moneta=
ry Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC, along with the United States Treasury Depa=
rtment and certain other investigative agencies relevant here in the United=
States of America. instructed our overseas payment unit, United Bank for A=
frica Lome Togo to issue you a VISA card where there is 1.5 million USD fro=
m your fund for better withdrawal from your fund.
In the course of our investigation, we have learned to our
dismay that your payment has been delayed by corrupt bank officials attempt=
ing to privately divert your funds to your accounts. And today we inform yo=
u that your fund has been credited to ATM VISA card from UBA Bank and it is=
also ready for delivery.
We decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: 601. Please, every time you re=
ceive an email with the name of Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, check if there is=
a CODE (601), if the code is not written, delete the message from your box!
Now contact the head of UBA Bank, his name is Mr. Oliver Alawuba, Email: (=
redacted@domain.name ) to tell you how to get an ATM VISA ca=
rd.
Please send the following information to have your accredited VISA ATM car=
d delivered to your home address.
YOUR FULL NAME =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D
YOUR COUNTRY =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D =3D=3D
YOUR CITY =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
YOUR PHONE NUMBER =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D
YOUR HOME ADDRESS =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D
COPY OF YOUR ID SCAN =3D=3D
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva

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