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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: IMF OFFICE <robertumar001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kristalinageorgieva17@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 13:04:09 -0700
Subject: Greetings

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Greeting from IMF office
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
OFFICE OF REGISTER
700 19th STREET, NW, SUITE HQ1_3_544
WASHINGTON, DC 20431, USA

Are you alive or dead? We received several emails from one Mr. David
Trent Mallory
who narrated to us about the auto car accident you had 2 weeks ago.
Mr. David Trent Mallory
made us to understand that you are in hospital for treatment but there is no
hope of your recovery. He stated that he is your business associates and
your next of kin who you have chosen and permitted to inherit all your
properties, he is contacting this office base on your contract
/Inheritance payment fund
valid $8.5 Million US Dollars,so we request your confirmation before
we can process this transfer to Mr. David Trent Mallory
Bank Account. This is to avoid releasing your money to wrong person because

Mr. David Trent Mallory is too eager and ready to follow every
instruction to have this
money into his account. If you did not have auto accident and you did not permit
Mr. David Trent Mallory to claim your money, kindly reply this message
with your full contact information so we can process the release of
the $8.5 Million US Dollars dollars to you, and please if anyone
emails with my name without this very code (006955). Please that email
is a scam and do not reply.so here is the information we need now to
start processing your release of your funds.

Full Name:……………………. ………………………… …………………………
Full Address:…………………. ………………………… …………………………
Direct Telephone Number:……. ………………………… ……………………
IDENTITY CARD OR PASSPORT COPY...........
Please, reconfirm your direct cell phone number to enable voice communication
Here to contact my office with the information.

Mrs. Georgieva Kristalina
Managing Director
Contact Email:
kristalinageorgieva17@yahoo.com
Text number:+1 (315) 238-4879
WhatsApp: number +1 (972) 848-7050
Waiting to here from you.

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