419 scam: Kristalina Georgieva <mahmoodkadafurbashir@gmail.com> Dear

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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- firstnationalbank900@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kristalina Georgieva <mahmoodkadafurbashir@gmail.com>
Reply-To: firstnationalbank900@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2023 18:49:36 -0800
Subject: Dear

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
IMF Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States.

Our Ref: IMF/HGN/XMB/088/2023
Internal Memo Urgent!

Attn: Beneficiary,

SUB-FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
DEBT SERVICING EXERCISE.

Sequel to the meeting we had with the African and European country
leaders in the recent Mexico world G20B summit in regards to the
payments been owed by the Africa, America, Asia and Europe continents,
the Chairman of African Union (AU) and that of the European Union (EU)
have made it known to all the beneficiaries been owed via Contracts,
Inheritance, Lottery, during their recent interview with United Nation
overdue contract payment commission that all the debts been owed by
the Africans and Europeans should be paid to them via AU and EU accounts
with the supervision of the bank of International settlement (BIS) here
in the United States which you happened to be one of the beneficiary
confirmed for this payment settlement.

Also In accordance with the payment verification and auditing exercise
carried out by the UK Debt Servicing Unit of the World Bank, (W.B) and
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the European
Union (EU), It has been brought to the knowledge of the Controller General,
International Monetary Fund that your outstanding valued at US$11,500.000.00
(Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only has been
deposited for immediate transfer with the First National Bank United States
and has been approved for urgent payment to your receiving bank account
through their International remittance unit.

We issue this last notification to you on this development since we were
unable to reach you with the payment Details, as you are advised to contact
the First National Bank United States, International Remittance Unit with
the information outlined below;

Mr. Alexander L. Wyatt
Bank name: First National Bank United States
Email: firstnationalbank900@gmail.com
with this payment Ref N0:BBSAF/REG2023755 for the transfer conclusion.

For verification and easy identification the below information are also
required of you.

Full Names---------
Home/Office address----------
Age-----------
Profession---------
Current Phone number#-----------
Passport identification-----------

This avenue has been created by the United Nations (EU) & (AU) on Foreign
debt Reconciliation Commission to offset all the outstanding foreign
payments on-hold in order to rehabilitate the lost dignity of the EU, AU &
Others.

The international Monetary Fund (IMF) remains communicated to our financial
principles through the above contact details. We hope you will benefit from
our team of experts. We assure you the best of our services at all times
assuring you of this payment transfer legitimacy.

Congratulation,
Yours Faithfully,
Kristalina Georgieva(Managing Director (IMF).

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