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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: Nereyda geraldine <geraldinenereyda@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 13:13:32 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Aird=3A_Tairbh=C3=AD_an_Chiste=2C?=


Aird: Tairbhí an Chiste,

Chuir mé an litir seo chugat mí ó shin, ach níor chuala mé uait, níl mé
cinnte an bhfuair tú í, Agus is é sin an fáth a deirim arís í, Ar dtús, is
mise Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva, Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta agus Cathaoirleach
an Chiste Airgeadaíochta Idirnáisiúnta .

Go deimhin, Rinneamar athbhreithniú ar na constaicí agus na fadhbanna go
léir a bhaineann le d'idirbheart neamhchríochnaithe agus do neamhábaltacht
chun freastal ar na táillí aistrithe a toibhíodh, i do choinne, le haghaidh
na roghanna aistrithe atá caite, féach ar ár suíomh le haghaidh do
dheimhniú www.imf.org

Is sinne an Bord Stiúrthóirí, an Banc Domhanda agus an Ciste Airgeadaíochta
Idirnáisiúnta (CAI) Washington, DC i gcomhar le Roinn Státchiste na SA agus
roinnt Gníomhaireachtaí Imscrúdaithe ábhartha eile anseo i Stáit Aontaithe
Mheiriceá. d’ordaigh ár nAonad Íocaíochta Eachtraí, Banc Aontaithe na
hAfraice Lome Tógo, Cárta VISA a eisiúint duit, áit a n-uaslódálfar do
chiste $1.5 milliún, chun do chiste a tharraingt siar tuilleadh.

Le linn ár n-imscrúdaithe, fuaireamar amach le faitíos go raibh moill gan
ghá ar d’íocaíocht ag oifigigh truaillithe de chuid an Bhainc atá ag
iarraidh do chistí a atreorú isteach ina gcuntais phríobháideacha.

Agus inniu cuirimid in iúl duit go bhfuil do chiste curtha chun sochair do
chárta VISA ag Banc UBA agus réidh le seachadadh freisin, Anois déan
teagmháil le cúnamh Bainc UBA An tUasal Tony Elumelu Ríomhphost (
mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com)
Seol an fhaisnéis seo a leanas chuici chun do Chárta VISA ATM creidiúnaithe
a sheachadadh chuig do sheoladh.

D'Ainm Iomlán===================
Do Thír Thionscnaimh==============
Do sheoladh baile ===============
D'uimhir theileafóin ===============

Mise le mórmheas
Mrs Kristalina

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