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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: "Ms Roselyn Payne" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centerindia.reservedesk@dgoh.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:01:16 +0530
Subject: Our Ref:-4C9X0UE3X

(WORLD BANK) Head Office
The World Bank 1818 H Street,
N.W. Washington, DC 20433 U.S.A.
 
Our Ref:-4C9X0UE3X0
Your Ref: 35460021
 
Websites:https://finances.worldbank.org/
Dear Beneficiary,
 
Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this Third quarter payment of the year for poverty alleviation programmed .
Now your new Payment, World Bank Approval No; WB5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021. Your part payment inheritance fund is One million five hundred
thousand United State Dollars ( USD$1.5Million ).
I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. You are requested to fill and send this information for verification purpose, so that, the bank
incharge of the remittance will verify your account before making your fund transfer, your fund value of $1.5million united state dollars will be paid to you through online banking
method. kindly Contact asia payment centre RESERVE BANK OF INDIA.
Foreign Remittance Department
Reserve Bank of India
6, Sansad  Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001, India,
Via-email:centerindia.reservedesk@dgoh.org
1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE.
3. FAX.
4. AGE.
5. SEX.
6. YOUR OCCUPATION.
7. YOUR ADDRESS.
Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response: email to fund department directly on: ( centerindia.reservedesk@dgoh.org)
Regards,
Mr.Vincenzo La Via
World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer(CFO)
( World Bank) Head Office
The World Bank 1818 H Street,
N.W. Washington, DC 20433 U.S.A.
Website: https://finances.worldbank.org/

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