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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: officialtb9089 officialtb90 <officialtbofficialtb62@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubagroupc.tg@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:52:29 +0000
Subject: RE

Leader: Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva From Bulgarian, President of the
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)Dear Email owner/Beneficiary!!!
I sent this letter to you, a month ago, but I did not hear from you,
I'm not sure if you got it, And that is why I say it again, Firstly,
I'm Mrs.Kristalina Goregeiva, Managing Director and Chairwoman of the
International Monetary Fund IMF Unit.

Indeed, We have reviewed all the obstacles and problems surrounded
your uncompleted transaction and your inability to meet up with
transfer charges levied, against you, for the past transfer options,
view our site for your confirmation www.imf.org

We are the Board of Directors, World Bank and International Monetary
Fund (IMF) Washington, D.C. in conjunction with The U.S. Department of
the Treasury and some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in
the United States of America. has ordered our Foreign Payment
Remittance Unit, United Bank of Africa to issue you an activated Atm
Visa Card, where your fund $1.5 million will be uploaded and
ceridited, for further withdrawal of your fund.
 During the course of our investigation, we discovered to our dismay
that your payment has been needlessly delayed by corrupt Bank
officials attempting to divert your funds to their private accounts.
And you are ugre to stop and end any communication with those non
-Governmental organizations out there so that you will be among the
people to receive their Compensation inheritance Fund as the Bank
management are starting the 2023 New year project.  And today we
notify you that your fund has been Credited into an active activated
Atm Visa card by UBA Bank and is also ready to be delivered. Now
Contact UBA Bank Support Customer Care Service •
(customercare.or0@gmail.com) contact them and Send them the following
information for the delivery of your accredited Active Activated Atm
Visa Card to your address.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA UBA-GROUP.ADDRESS / 20, Rue DU Commerces BP.
Asivito Lomé - Togo MANAGEMENT E-mail
(ubagroupc.tg@gmail.com)Telephone/WhatsApp: 228 9087 8972CEO AND
RETIREMENT DIRECTOR TONY O. ELUMELU.
Upon your contact to our paying Bank which is united Bank For Africa
UBA Group payment center headquarters with the information listed
below, will be your utmost advantage.
Your Full Names......Your Country .......Your City Address.....Your
Direct Phone Number........Your Postal Code.......Your copy of I'd
Card or passport..........
Regards,Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva IMF President.

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