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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 <cecilia.onyeaka12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfdirector20202@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2020 21:48:06 -0700
Subject: Contact Her.

--
Head Office
Senior Resident Representative
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20431, USA.
REF:-XVGNN82018,

Congratulations to you dear beneficiary,
I want to inform you about the success in transferring your
compensation funds worth $3.500.000.00 USD compensation for your
efforts. Do contact me asap via this email address for your money .we
appreciate your efforts so much.

Approval Payment No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV,
Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin
Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released
Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret
Code No: XXTN013.

Do contact me with your full information,
Your Full name
Your home address
Your nationality
Your direct phone number
Your valid ID card or driven license

E-mail contact address: imfdirector20202@gmail.com
Contact Person: Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
Best Regard
Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva.

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