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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: "The World Bank Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <simpsong9012w@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:13:00 +0100
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT NOTICE!

THE WORLD BANK GROUP
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
>From Desk of the Secretary-General
Tel: + 44 702 409 2872

Attention:

I am Mr. George Simpson, Bill and Exchange Manager/ Secretary General, Head of the World Bank Finance Group, London Branch, set up to fight against scam and Fraudulent activities worldwide. This Group is responsible for investigating the legitimacy of unpaid contracts, inheritance and lotto winning claims by companies and individuals and directs the paying authorities (banks) worldwide to make immediate payment of verified claims to the beneficiaries without further delay, hence all pending payments unpaid from January 2008 till September, 2009 have been scheduled for immediate release this last fiscal quarter of 2009.

This decision to compensate all legally certified beneficiaries of funds originating from Africa, Europe, Asia and United States of America came during the recent G-8 summit and it have been reported by the World Bank Intelligence Monitoring Committee (WBIMC) on financial matters pointing out that so many atrocities being carried out by correspondence banks assigned for payment to release over due payments have not been carrying out their duties conscientiously thereby delaying payments.

After a detailed review of your file of claims, the World Bank Group has mandated that your fund should be released immediately. The sum of US$2,625,000.00 (Two Million Six Hundred And Twenty Five Thousand United States Dollars) has been approved in your favor via my desk. I therefore wish to inform you that your payment will be duly processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter reconfirming the needed information as stated below.

Additionally, be informed that the United States Department of Treasury, the United Kingdom Home Office and the British Banker's Association has been working with us in ensuring that your entitled funds is released without any breach of International Laws.

Please re-confirm to us the following:

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Phone, Fax and Mobile Number:
(3) Company Name, Home Address:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital status:

Note that the above fund has been cleared from terrorist or fraud related activities.

You are requested to call me on +44 702 409 2872 upon receipt of this message for verbal instructions.

Thanks for Your Cooperation.

Mr. George Simpson
(Accountant)
World Bank Group.

This email and any materials attached are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and any contain information that is privileged, confidential. If this reader of this email is not intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and delete it from your system, or you can inform by sent mail to us.

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