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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: eteimo oye <eteimoye@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 15:37:42 +0100
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND

IMF Headquarters Washington, D.C. 20431, United States
Dept: World Debt Reconciliation Agencies.
Note: Your notification of pending payments.
Website: www.imf.org
Email: mgeorgieva60@aol.com

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RELEASING YOUR FUND

We would like to inform you about a very important piece
Information that will be of great help to rid you of all this
Difficulty getting your long overdue payment
to excessive demands for money from corrupt bank employees as well as from
Courier companies, depending on where your funds are not being paid to you.

I am Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, a senior official of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). It might interest you to know so much
Correspondence, reports have arrived by the cumbersome route
People like you are served by various banks and couriers
Businesses/Diplomats across Europe, Africa and Asia/London, UK. We have
decided to put an end to it and as such I was hired
Process your transaction here in the United States.
All condition
and non-governmental prostate, NGOs, financial companies, banks,
Security companies and courier companies that we have had contact with
You have recently been asked to withdraw from your transaction and
was advised NOT to respond as the Internationale
The Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly responsible for your payment.

Your name appeared in our payment plan list of beneficiaries who
will do this
get their money in that first quarterly payment of the year, like
According to our banking policy, we only transfer money twice a year. we
Sorry for the delay in your payment and listen up
please communicate
with each office and pay attention to our office allowance
associated. Now your new payment, United Nations approval
Number; UN5685P, White House Approved No.: WH44CV, reference
No.-35460021, Assignment No.: 674632 Password No.: 339331, PIN Code No.:
55674 and your earnings statement number: 103,
released code number:
0763; Immediate (IWF) Telex Confirmation Number: -1114433; secret code
No.: XXTN013.

Confirm the information below again

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Profession:
6. Telephone: Mobile/Cell: .......................... Fax:..
7. Country of origin:
8. ID copy:

Her inheritance fund is $10.5 million. After receiving
You can get and receive these important payment numbers now
Confirm your payment to International Monetary Fund (IWF) United
States Region immediately within the next 168 hours. We assure you
that as long as you follow my instructions and directions, yours
the payment arrives at you. We decided to give you one
CODE to give THE CODE
IS: 401. Please check every time you send an email on behalf
received from
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva if CODE (401) is present if the
Code does not exist
written please delete the message from your box!

You are hereby advised NOT to make any further payments to
Institutions regarding your transaction, how your money will be
sent directly to you from our source. I hope that's clear. Any
Actions contrary to these instructions are at your own risk. Effective
Immediately reply to this email at (mgeorgieva60@aol.com)
and we will do it
Offer more information on how your funds
to be published.

Congratulations!!!

Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva,
Blackboard.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF Headquarters Washington, D.C. 20431, United States

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