419 scam: "Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva" <chindazmaidugudu@gmail.com> APPROVED.

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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:

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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "storage fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "registration fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mr.williams.ken@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva" <chindazmaidugudu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.williams.ken@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:20:25 -0300
Subject: APPROVED.

Attention: Beneficiary

we decided to help you pay off the money so your ATM VISA card
/compensation Fund of (US$3.8 Million) doesn't expire because we
trust that when you get this your ATM VISA card you will definitely
have to pay us back and even compensate us for we have helped you.

As mentioned, the shipping costs have been paid, so the only
money you should send to them is their official security fee of $30.00 per day.

As I mentioned earlier, the reactivation, delivery and company
registration fees were paid by me but I didn't pay their official
security fees because they refused, they refused and the reason is
that they don't know when you contact them and by then the anger may
have increased. They told me their official security fees are $30.00
per day and I deposited the ATM Card 20th March 2023.

Therefore, you should contact them using the following contact information;

company name; FedEx Express Customer Service.
Logistic manager: Mr.Williams Ken
Email:: mr.williams.ken@yandex.com

Try to contact them today and also send them the security fee to avoid
increasing their fees and let me know once you get your ATM VISA CARD.

Contact them today with your complete information requested below;

Your complete name; ................
Your country; .......................
Your residential address;......
A copy of your identification,........
Your direct phone ;................
Your cell;..........................
age/gender;......................

Try to provide them with all these codes as this proves that you are
the legitimate person holding the ATM Visa card placed in their
custody.

Shipping code Awb 33xzs,
ATM card registered number xgt442.
security code sctc/2001dhx/567/;
Transaction code 233/cstc/101/33028/;
certificate deposit code; sctc/bun/xxiv/-78/01 insert; Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva.

This is to avoid wrong delivery, do this urgently to avoid increasing
your storage fees and let us know once you have received your ATM VISA
CARD.

Kind regards
Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva.

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