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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: <harry_lau@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:30:11 +0800
Subject: APPROVED FUND RELEASE ORDER ON LONG OVERDUE UNPAID TRANSACTIONS

World Bank Group
www.worldbank.org


Dear Shortlisted Beneficiary,

RE: APPROVED FUND RELEASE ORDER ON LONG OVERDUE UNPAID TRANSACTIONS


The World Bank Group under its recent Debt Reconciliation Committee has approved a debt servicing module for all unpaid transactions, contracts, inheritance and loans for the past decade. This payment has been allocated for all forms of debt servicing to all regions and under the supervision of the US Treasury Department Office of the Foreign Assets Control (O.F.A.C.). Therefore all shortlisted beneficiaries must contact the supervisory organization being the O.F.A.C, through the assigned representative Dr. Dennis P. Wood who is the Assistant Director, Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Office of Foreign Assets Control Department of the Treasury.

The appointment of Dr. Dennis P. Wood as Chief Supervisory Officer is to ensure that the shortlisted beneficiaries are paid and we have allotted a budget in the exact value of one hundred million United States Dollars (USD100M), to finance this transaction. The World Bank assisted debt buy back scheme is purely to salvage struggling individuals and corporations of unpaid funds that have been long overdue for the past ten years. The funds available USD100m is not for one singular beneficiary.

You are required to contact Mr.Harry Lau (Email:harry_lau@Safe-mail.net} with the below information for the immediate release of your Approved fund ($9.5Million USD)

1.Your Full Names:
2.Your Cell Phone Number:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Occupation
6.Your Address:
7.Your Bank Details:

For inquiries regarding this email message, please feel free to contact the World Bank Group via {email:harry_lau@Safe-mail.net}

Yours Faithfully,

Charles (Chuck) McDonough
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
WORLD BANK GROUP

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