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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: Kene Ekene <keneekene73@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrtoneyelumelu00@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:24:05 +0000
Subject: hi


Dear email owner/fund beneficiary,

I sent you this letter a month ago, but I haven't heard from you, I'm not
sure if you received it, And that's why I'm saying it again, First of all,
I'm Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Director General and President of the Fund
International Monetary.

In fact, we have looked into all the obstacles and issues related to your
incomplete transaction and your inability to meet the transfer fees charged
against you by the previous transfer options, please refer to our website
for your confirmation 38° 53′56″N 77° 2′39″W

We, the Board of Directors of the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) Washington, DC, together with the US Department of the Treasury
and certain other relevant United States investigative agencies, order that
our Foreign Payments, United States Bank of Africa Lomé Togo to issue a
VISA card where your fund of USD 1.5 million will be loaded for later
withdrawal from the fund.

During our investigation, we discovered to our dismay that your payment has
been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt bank officials who are trying to
divert your funds to your private accounts.

And today we inform you that your fund has been credited to a VISA card by
UBA Bank and it is also ready to be delivered.

Now contact Banco UBA secretary, his name is Mr. Tony Elumelu, email:
mrtoneyelumelu00@gmail.com

Send the following information for the delivery of your accredited VISA
Multibanco Card to your address.

Your full name =======
Your country of origin =======
Your home address =======
Your profession =======
Your age ==========
Your gender ==========
Your phone number =======

Sincerely,
Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva

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