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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.
- 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.
- kristalinageorgiveva@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: KRISTALINA GEORGIVEVA <06saheedahmed@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Kristalinageorgiveva@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2023 08:17:15 +0300
Subject: Attention lucky winner
Attention: Dear Email Owner!
I am MRs. KRISTALINA GEORGIVEVA, Director and President of (IMF). We
inform you that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Hungary
in Washington DC (USA) to study the investigation of online fraud; You
received this information today because your email address And full
details of you is on the list of victims of scams in the country.
Further information (IMF), Washington, DC. It compensates all
countries that have been fraudulent in our country and your details
can also be found on the list of victims. So! Our bank (IMF) has
commissioned the transfer of the indemnity fund using ATM CARD or WIRE
TRANSFER methods.
However, we have decided to transfer this amount to your account
because of scam compensation of $17 Million USD dollars.
using an ATM card. We are unable to process this
payment using your email address alone; therefore we need you to
confirm your information once again to avoid wrong delivery or
transfer.
YOU ARE BLESSED THIS YEAR 2023 GLORY BE TO YOU ARE GODS;
(1) Your full name: ........................
(2) Your address: ..........................
(3) Your country: ..........................
(4) Your direct telephone number: ...........
(5) YOUR Occupation........
(6) YOUR nearest Airport........
(7) Your CITY................
you have to get back to me now and inform your decided option to receive
your funds???
CONTACT ON EMAIL; kristalinageorgiveva@gmail.com
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