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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: "Ms.Kristalina Georgieva" <olaoluwam385@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internationalmonetaryfund4472@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 01:06:33 +0000
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR UNPAID FUND (1997)

( I.M.F ) Head Office
Senior Resident Representative
#1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20431 USA.
(I.M.F)(1997).


Attention ; Beneficiary

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a
great help to you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in
getting your long over due payment, due to excessive demand for money from
you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your
fund remain unpaid to you. I am Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, a highly placed
official of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached
our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like
you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across
Europe to Africa and Asia /London We have decided to put a stop to that.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies,
Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact
with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and
you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment.

Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will
receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the year because we
only transfer fund twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We
apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with
any office now and attention to our office payment accordingly.

Now your new Payment,
United Nation Approval 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.

Your payment inheritance fund is USD$10.7Million. Having received these
vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and
confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
immediately. We assure you that your payment will get to you as long as you
follow my directives and instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE,
THE CODE IS: *1997*. Please, any time you receive a mail with the name Ms.
Georgieva, check if there is CODE (1997) if the code is not written, please
delete the massage from your box! You are hereby advised NOT to remit
further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as
your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source. I hope this
is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk.
Respond to this e-mail on: (internationalmonetaryfund4472@gmail.com) with
immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund
will be released.

This Office hereby gives you the GUARANTEE your absolute protection and
that of your approved Compensation Funds via ATM CARD delivery is 100%
assured. Your approved amount of US$10,700,000.00. (Ten Million,Seven
Hundred United States Dollars) by the IMF must reach you in any of the
above options best for your reception and please do not respond to any
email except this so can be able to receive your fund from the right source
which is this office that you have already contacted.

Ms.Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund. (I.M.F)(1997)
Contact My Secretary On This Phone for More Information.
Mr Rod Anderson.

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