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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- worldbnkgroup@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- geneva working together for a fraud free society email:worldbnkgroup@europe.com divisional head isabelle l. taylor (mrs) anti fraud unit. (Europe; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "World Bank Group Geneva" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <metrobanktransfer1@asia.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:16:15 -0800
Subject: ANTI FRAUD UNIT
WORLD BANK GROUP GENEVA
Working Together For A FRAUD FREE Society
Email:worldbnkgroup@europe.com
Divisional Head Isabelle L. Taylor (Mrs)
ANTI FRAUD UNIT.
Attn:Beneficiary
This is to officially notify you that the underlisted Bank has been
mandated to finally approve and release your long awaited fund to you as
the beneficiary.The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
in our first quater general meeting held in Geneva January 2011 released to the below Bank
over(FIVE BILLION UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS) to settle all outstanding payment emanating from
Contract payments,Inherittance,Lotto Winning,Compensation and many others.
If you are interested in your claim, urgently contact this bank
reconfirming the following to them.And do ensure that you stop any further communication
with any individual or organization henceforth regarding your payment as Meto Bank has been
given the sole mandate for this programme.
YOUR FULL NAMES
CONTACT ADDRESS
WORKING PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
YOUR EXPECTED AMOUNT
IDENTIFICATION.
Contact Person:George S.K. Ty
Metro Bank of (Asia) Philippines
Metro bank Plaza
Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Makati City 1200, Philippines
Website:www.metrobank.com.ph
Email:metrobanktransfer1@asia.com
Tel:+639283164038
Regards
Isabelle L. Taylor
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