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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrskristalinageorgieva780@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Von: ( I.M.F ) Head Office" <japhetnbang@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskristalinageorgieva780@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 11:22:07 -0700
Subject: Attention: Important Notice!!
IMF Headquarters Washington D.C 20431, USA
Dept World Debt Reconciliation Agencies.
Advise Your Outstanding Payment Notification
website www imf.org
E-mail:mrskristalinageorgieva780@gmail.com
Attention
INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND
This is to inform you of a very important information which will be of
a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long overdue 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 Mrs 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 in which people like you are treated by Various Banks and
Courier Companies Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk
We have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed
to handle your transaction here in the United States. 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 pay 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
Reconfirm the information below
1 Full Name
2 Address
3 Nationality
4 Age: Date of Birth
5 Occupation
6 Phone: Mobile/Cellular Fax
7 State of Origin
8 Copy of your identity Card
Your part payment inheritance fund is USD$5.5Million. Having received
these vital payment numbers therefore you are qualified now to receive
and confirm your payment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United States of America Region immediately within the next 168hrs 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 601 Please any time you receive a mail with the name Mrs
Kristalina Georgieva check if there is CODE (601) if the code is not
written please delete the message 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 (mrskristalinageorgieva780@gmail.com ) with immediate
effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be
released
Congratulations
Mrs Kristalina Georgieva
Executive Board of Director
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF Headquarters Washington D.C 20431 USA
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