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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: "International Monetary Fund (IMF)" <It@triduc.com.vn>
Reply-To: georgievakris7533@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:07:11 +0100
Subject: Irrevocable Payment Instructions


Upon reviewing your payment file; I discovered that it had been flagged
with a "RED X" status and your payment release disk was similarly
marked. This was a deliberate act by certain indigenous bank officials
to prevent beneficiaries like yourself from receiving
their outstanding funds. These officials, referred to as "cabals" have
been exploiting the interest accrued from your fund for personal gain.
They have misled you into believing that your fund is being held in
offshore banks in the USA, London, or Asia, with
the intention of extorting additional fees from you.

Stop every communication with such individuals and banks then strictly
adhere to my instructions in order to receive your funds successfully
because the reason you have been having trouble receiving your long
outstanding fund due to these miscreants asking
for multiple payments from different offices. I was not happy when I
discovered this top secret, I have then authorized the newly recommended
paying bank to waive all fees attached to this transaction except the
processing fee only to help them facilitate
and achieve a smooth transaction with no delays or any hitches.







To proceed, follow my guideline on how to receive your irrevocable
partial payment of $4.5m valued to you. And the balance will be paid as
soon as you have successfully confirmed receipt of the first payment
which is certain, provided you strictly adhere to
my instructions.





Kindly contact me on my private email below for further directives:





Name: Kristalina Georgieva
Position:&nbsp; Managing Director
Email:&nbsp;
georgievakris7533@gmail.com





I hope&nbsp;to have&nbsp;informed you correctly.




Best regards,
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva,
Managing Director
IMF


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