419 scam: "World Bank Group, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM"<info@worldbankuk.net> World Bank Group, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447092983720 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- davison.storey@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "World Bank Group, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kenmuphyofficedesk@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:13:08 +0200
Subject: World Bank Group, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

P O BOX 4532

LIVERPOOL,L70 2NL

UNITED KINGDOM

REF NUMBER   : HL/10/37504327/UK

TICKET NUMBER: SM/2334/35/10.

Attn: Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the 5 lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY held on the 17th of July 2010.

All 5 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 5,000.00 international emails, your email address emerged along side with 4 others as a category 6

winners in this year's UK NATIONAL LOTTERY award Draw.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED

TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).

Consequently, you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of ( £750,000.00GBP(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS).

The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i)Result winning numbers: 4-11-21-23-46-40-30-7

(ii)Email ticket number: SM/2334/35/98

(iii)Lotto code number: ZPD82559PK

(iv)The file Ref number: HL/10/37504327/UK

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our UK -booklet claims office in the (UK)

To begin your claim kindly contact our claiming agent in the (UK)

NAME:          MR. DAVIDSON STOREY

E-MAIL:        davison.storey@gmail.com

TEL/FAX :    +447092983720

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize money to you. If you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds

will be returned as unclaimed. Call the above number for more details.

N.B: Procedures to claiming your prize:

1. Please quote your Reference number in all

correspondence with the claims officer.

2. Indicate your Full Name, Address, Country, Telephone, Mobile, Fax Number, Occupation and Age.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do Inform the CLAIM AGENT as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff.

Once again on behalf of all our staff CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely,

MRS. MARIE DUTTON

LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR

This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information, which is strictly intended solely for the use of the person(s) with the intended recipient e-mail

address as already filed. Do visit the web for our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown: www.national-lottery.co.uk

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