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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 Georgieva" <debilizing@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internationalmonitryfund001@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:57:10 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY BENEFICIARY!!!

(I.M.F) Headquarters
representatives of the seniors
#1900 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA.
(IMF)(0835).


Attention ; beneficiary

Hereby we would like to inform you of a very important piece of information
that will be of great help to you in all the difficulties you have faced
in receiving your long overdue payment due to excessive money demands from
both corrupt bank employees and courier companies, after which your funds
remain unpaid. I am Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, a senior official at the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that through
so much correspondence, reports have reached our office regarding people
like you from various banks and courier companies/diplomats across Europe,
Africa and Asia/London. We've decided to put a stop to it.

All governmental and non-governmental prostate, NGOs, financial companies,
banks, security companies and courier companies who have been in contact
with you recently have been ordered to withdraw from your transaction and
you have been advised NOT to respond to it since the International
Monetary Fund (IMF ) is now directly responsible for your payment.

Your name appeared in our payment plan list of beneficiaries who will
receive their funds in that first quarterly payment of the year, as per our
banking regulation we only transfer funds twice a year. We apologize for
the delay in your payment and please stop communicating with any office
now and pay attention to our office payment accordingly.

Now your new payment,
Approval no. the United Nations; UN5685P,
White House Approved No.: WH44CV,
Reference No.-35460021,
Assignment number: 674632
Password no.: 339331,
Pin Code No.: 55674 and yours
Certificate of Earnings Payment Number: 103,
Approved Code No.: 0763;
Immediate (IWF) Telex Confirmation No: -1114433;
Secret Code No.: XXTN013.

The inheritance fund is $10.7 million. After receiving these important
payment numbers, you are now qualified to receive and confirm your
International Monetary Fund (IMF) payment immediately. We assure you that
as long as you follow my directions and instructions, your payment will get
to you. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE IS: *0835*. Please
check for CODE (0835) each time you receive an email in the name of Ms.
Georgieva. If the code is not written, please delete the message from your
mailbox! You are hereby advised NOT to make any further payments to
institutions in relation to your transaction as your money will be
transferred to you directly from our source. I hope that's clear. Any
action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Effective
immediately, reply to this email at: [internationalmonitryfund001@gmail.com
] and we will provide you with further details on how your funds will be
released.


This office hereby gives you the GUARANTEE that your absolute protection
and that of your approved compensation funds is guaranteed 100% by ATM
CARD delivery. Your approved amount of $10,700,000.00. (Ten Million, Seven
Hundred Thousand Dollars) from the IMF must reach you through one of the
above options that best suits your reception and please do not reply to any
email other than this one to ensure your funds from the correct source is
this office that you have already contacted.


Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund. (IMF)(0835)
Contact my secretary through this email
[internationalmonitryfund001@gmail.com }

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