419 scam: "World Bank"<wbnnsen@yahoo.com> YOUR PAYMENT IS READY.

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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:

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.

Fraud email example:

From: "World Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rbuk01@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:54:18 -0400
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS READY.

World Bank
Tower, 21-24 Milbank
London, England.

Attn: Beneficiary,

Re: The release of your $2.5Million U.S Dollars compensation.

In our course of Global business investigation worldwide because of World financial crises we are experiencing all over the world, we found out that you are among the people that have lost money in the business transaction that you did recently. The sum of $2.5Million U.S Dollars has been approved for you for the settlement of your payment for the quick recovery of the World economy.For the urgent release of your approved fund to you, you are required to send us the followings immediately otherwise your payment will be cancel.

1. Your full name and address
2. Your direct cell phone number
3. Sex
4. Your age.

Your fund will be release to you immediately we receive this above information

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Mary Adams
Director
World Bank.

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