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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 <gdks7332@gmail.com>
Reply-To: 7719491i@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 17:37:41 +0100
Subject: IMF COMPENSATION.

International Monetary Fund/United Nations
Foreign Debt Settlement/Reconciliation
World Bank Headquarters

Dear Sir/Madam,

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Greetings from the World Bank Headquarters, Congratulation to you on
behalf of International Monetary Fund (IMF) We are pleased to inform
you that the United Nations in collaboration with the World Bank have
voluntarily approve the value sum of USD $5,000,000 Million Dollar in
your name. This program is design to alleviate hardship as a result of
the ongoing economic meltdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic
that ravage the entire universe. Due to this Corona-virus that brought
so many lock-down a strict measures was put in place to curb the
spread of the disease worldwide, hence you've been granted this
approval of the above sum.

Therefore the above establishment selected 7 continents to benefit
from this scheme by paying out this funds to make life conducive for
the entire populace. For the process of your payment urgently send us
the details listed below:

(1) Your given names and Surname
(2) Your contact home address:
(3) Mobile telephone number
(4) Your nationality
(5) Your email address , Age and Gender
(6) Your occupation and Position
(7) A scan of your International passport or your driver's license
for proof of identity

You're to send your details to us via email { imf84699@yahoo.com } for
processing of your payment.

Yours Sincerely,

Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director
International Monetary Fund

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