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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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Fraud email example:

From: Baghdadi Mahmudu <baghadi.mahmudu1945@gmail.com>
Reply-To: victoriaautry.imf@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 05:08:43 -0700
Subject: From Baghadi Mahmudu, Member (UNIMFWB) Debt Payment Investigation
Committee, Please Contact Ms. Victoria Autry, for further directive on your
fund payment.

United Nation
760 United Nations Plaza, Manhattan,
New York City, New York,
United States.
Email: UnitedNationsInvestigationCommittee@usa.com
Phone: +1 312 9709286
Date: 6/4/2023

From Dr. Christopher Robert
Head of United Nation/ IMF and
World Bank Debt Payment Investigation
Committee.

2023 Recovered Fund Payment ($5.2M)

To the knowledge of the beneficiary.

I am Dr Christopher Robert the Head of United Nation/ IMF and World
Bank Investigation Committee on foreign payment, we write to inform
you that your fund payment has been approved.

Your payment file with attached information was submitted to this
Committee by the International Monetary Fund. (IMF) for further
investigation.
After our investigation, we have approved the immediate release of
your fund, endorsed by the UN, IMF, and the World Bank.

This Committee was setup by the United Nation in conjunction with the
IMF and the World Bank after a joint meeting of Friday the 3rd of
March 2023 between the UN secretary general Mr. Antonio Guterres, the
IMF President Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, the World Bank President Mr.
David Robert Malpass and the directors of the appointed payment banks.

The setting up of this committee was as a result of the
petitions/complains received from individuals and organizations from
different part of the world in respect to funds owed to them
especially from African countries it’s unfortunate that some of the
beneficiaries are late; their families sent the petition for their
outstanding payments.

The Secretary of the committee is, Mrs. Victoria Autry.

In your payment file, we have the sum of Five Million Two Hundred
Thousand US Dollars ($5.2M) which has been approved in your favor.

For your information, the following banks are our nominated payment
bank for this payment exercise to be monitored by this committee; they
are Citibank New York, Lloyd's Bank London, CMB WING LUNG Bank Hong
Kong funds has been allocated to them by the World Bank for immediate
payment.

Your fund release approvals/ Clearance from the Untied Nation, the
World Bank and IMF, authorizing the immediate release of your fund
will be secured and send to you as soon as we hear from you.

It is also important I let you know, we have window time of payment
and we are committed to the time, within seven bank working days, you
are expected to confirm your fund in your account.

We have put all the modalities in place for a smooth and successful
transfer of your fund; i am personally monitoring the process to make
sure there is no hitch along the line.

Members of this committee were drawn from the UN, IMF, the World Bank
and other financial agencies we have been mandated to conclude this
payment exercise before the end of this month and all the approved
beneficiaries must receive their Fund.


Contact me with this Email: UnitedNationsInvestigationCommittee@usa.com
Email: drchristopherrobert.un@outlook.com

You can also Contact: Ms. Victoria Autry, for further directive.
Email: victoriaautry.imf@gmail.com


Regards
Dr Christopher Robert
Head of Investigation Committee.
Email: drchristopherrobert.un@outlook.com

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