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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: Kristalina Georgieva <epaul8844@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgievak495@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 03:56:15 -0700
Subject: Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva

DEAR EMAIL OWNER/FUND BENEFICIARY

I hope you are doing great today, I sent you an email earlier but not
sure if you received it. Firstly, I'm Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva,
Managing Director and Chairwoman of the International Monetary Fund.

Indeed, We have reviewed all the obstacles surrounding your
uncompleted transaction. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily
delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your
funds into their private accounts and today we notify you that your
fund has been credited into a VISA Card by UBA Bank and also ready to
be deliver.

We the Board of Directors, World Bank and International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Washington D.C in conjunction with The U.S Department of
Treasury and some Investigation Agencies here in United States of
America have ordered our Foreign Payment Remittance Unit, United Bank
for Africa Lome Togo to issue you a VISA Card where your fund $1.5
millions will be uploaded, for further withdrawing of your fund.

Now contact UBA Bank's secretary for the delivery of your accredited
ATM VISA Card to your address using the contact details below:

Names: Mr. Tony Elumelu
Email: www.ubabankofafrica.tg6@gmail.com

Kindly treat as a matter of urgency

Sincerely,
Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director & Chairwoman (IMF)

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