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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: "WORLD BANK GROUP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <victoriabenson1122@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:00:35 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT RELEASE INFORMATION..

From: Mrs. Victoria Benson
For:Secretary General
World Bank Group of auditors

Notice On Your Outstanding Payment.

Hello, I am Mrs Victoria Benson,the newly appointed Operations Director United Nations, Legal Affairs,Security and Investigation here in USA.The Executive Arms of the United Nation directed to Investigate your fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding debts.


This decision was taken based on the abnormality and inability of the Banks in Africa and United Kingdom to Release your fund into your bank account; Whereby it was discovered that some officials of the bank were diverting foreign beneficiaries payment to another account of their choice overseas. In view of this,during our investigation I found out that; an account was submitted to divert your fund to a Germany account.

Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the new development because we are about effecting payment to the account stated bellow today.

Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA
Bank: FRANKFURTER BANK
A/C No.: 367840545
Swift Code: 50050201

Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and forwarded to the Treasury Department of the paying bank in USA in favor of the account above without any further prejudice.But there is no way we can approve the fund to your account without you confirming if you have changed your account for your fund to be transfer to the Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA BANK ACCOUNT IN GERMANY.Authority to remit fund document will send to you,that you will fill and sign.To send or fax to the paying bank,for immediate release of fund.

You can visit the united state unclaim orgonization to search for your unclaim fund that belong to you ad type in your name for search (www.unclaimed.org) .This to confirm your unclaim fund approved in your name.The official approved fund in your name is $5.2 million.Your payment have be created understand the western union premium account with the paying bank,which you ca be picking up $5,000 in western union every 24 hours,if this will be okay for you.The western union and the mtcn of the premium account is: Sender's First Name:...... MASHAYEKHI

Sender's Last Name:....... HOSSEIN

Control-MTCN:........... 4922467329

This maybe cancel after 24 hours,if we did not received your respond.

Mrs Victoria Benson.

For:

Secretary General
World Bank Group of auditors
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA

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