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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: "Dr. Jim Yong Kim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jimyongkimworldbk2@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 06:58:12 -0600
Subject: WORLD BANK SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND.

Dear Beneficiary,
On behalf of the Martinss12WORLD BANK, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of US$3,500.000.00  in compensation of scam victims. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the WORLD BANK with FBI and UN. to pay 10 victims of scam US$3,500.000.00 each and others have claimed there own fund while we have not heard anything from you to claim your fund.
Your E-mail ID were listed and approved as one of the scam victims to receive this compensated fund US$3,500.000.00 ($3.5M USD) from WORLD BANK Compensation Commission.
We are directed to compensate scammed victims as it is stipulated in Section B act 4 of United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) guide lines and regulations of (08/04/2012) The First batch have all received there fund and yours are the second batch of WORLD BANK/ UNITED NATION compensation policy so you are advise to comply immediately for your fund
Kindly fill this Form for verification below:
Personal Information’s
Full Name:...................
Contact Address:................
Date of Birth:.................
Place of Birth:................
Sex:......................
Marital Status: ...................                           
Telephone Number:..................
Occupation:...............................
Any Means of Identification:........................
 
I................. hereby attest that all the information given above is correct to the best of my knowledge, and applicable to the release of paying under review, accept and liability or any consequences arising in the transfer or wrong placement of my FUND due to wrong information given by me. Declared that all the information supplied above are correct. You are to get back to my office, WORLD BANK paymaster general/ excutive director with the informations below,
Name: Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Excutive director
Email address  www.jimyongkimworldbk@yahoo.com
Contact: Office of the U.S. Executive Director
1818 H Street, N.W.. Washington, DC 20433 USA

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