419 scam: "Mr.Patrick Alis"<worldbank@worldbank.org> Notifying you about your fund

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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: "Mr.Patrick Alis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeoy@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:24:47 +0100
Subject: Notifying you about your fund

Good Day,

This is the second time we are notifying you about your fund worth of $7.2 Million, has been approved in your name, and you are to choose how you want your money, You are also advice to choose a transfer option that will benefit you receive your fund when submitting your information to this office.

(Option: 1) by bank to bank transfer

(Option; 2) by diplomatic cash delivery

(Option: 3) by atm master card

1) Full names........

(2) Address..............

(3) Sex..................

(4) Age....................

(5) Telephone....................

(6) Occupation.......................

(7) Country..............

(8)A Copy of Your Identity

This will enable us process and release the fund to you to avoid paying into a wrong hand. Once we received those informations, the payment will be released through here or any of our affiliated paying centers in Asia or Europe and North America to make it easy for you.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Patrick Alis

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam