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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: "I.M.F Head Office" <texascapitalsbnk01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: informationcenter17468@aol.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:20:21 -0700
Subject: Your Compensation $5,500,000.00

International Monetary Fund
IMF Headquarters (Washington, DC)
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431
Fax: + 1 (202) 623-4661

Dear Beneficiary,

I am directed to contact you in order to urgently confirm from you if
actually you know one MR. PING HUANG who claimed to be your business
associate/partner. The said PING HUANG confirmed to us that you are
DEAD and he will like to change all the Information that you gave to
us as our bonafide beneficiary.

This development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all
outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the
world.Note that your payment file was affected. As you may know, the
total amount in your favor is a total sum of $5.5 Million Dollars.We
need to confirm from you if you are Dead or Alive.

Bear in mind that If we do not hear from you within 72 hours,it
automatically means that you are dead and the information passed to us
by MR. PING HUANG below is correct. You are to contact me through my
email address as soon as you receive this message so as to know the
true position of things in order to avert any mistake in remitting
your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account. Your swift
response will help this us a lot.

1. NAME OF BENEFICIARY: PING HUANG

2. FULL ADDRESS: ROOM 7, NO. 1 HAMILTON ROAD FAIRFIELD NSW 2165 AUSTRALIA

3. PHONE NUMBER:+61403700318

4. COMPANY NAME: BEST QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP PTY LTD

5. OCCUPATION:BUSINESSMAN

6: AGE: 60 Y/O

7. BANK NAME: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

8. BANK ADDRESS: 242 PITT STREET SYDNEY NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA

9. ACCOUNT NAME: BEST QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP PTY LTD

10. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 306728854

11. SWIFT CODE : ANZBAU3M

12. BSB: 012-390

Do email me with your full names and direct phone number for an easy
communication, your age and occupation. Finally send an urgent reply
to enable us educate on the next step to take.

Send the requested information to this email: iamkristalinageorgievaa@gmail.com

Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director (MD)
I.M.F Head Office
E-mail: informationcenter17468@aol.com

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