419 scam: MR WAST <poster@owebtb.onmicrosoft.com> Merry christmas, your fund approval activated?

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- agentdiplomaticjennifer@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR WAST <poster@owebtb.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <revfatherjoesphgodwin@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:58:20 +0530
Subject: Merry christmas, your fund approval activated?

Attention / From the World Bank
RE/NO: 002-Rbs/0047/2013

Attention

Payment Notification:

On behalf of the entire staff of the World Bank and the United Kingdom in collaboration with IMF and EU Office. We apologize for the delay of your contract payment, and all the inconveniences you encountered while pursuing this payment. However, from the records of outstanding due payment with the United Kingdom, your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding beneficiary who have not yet received their payments.

I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole and your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter via diplomatic means of payment. so if you like to receive your fund this way, please let us know by contacting Diplomat Mr David Ego Mark , and also re-confirm to him the following information's, in order to proceed immediately:

Your Full Name: ______________________________
Youre Contact House Address: ______________________
Name of City of Residence:_______________________________
Country:____________________________________
Direct Telephone Number:________________________
Mobile Number:____________________________________
Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport:________________________________
AGE: ________________________________
OCCUPATION: ________________________________

However, kindly find below the contact person:
Diplomat Mr David Ego Mark
A Diplomatic Agent by profession
Email: agentdiplomaticjennifer@gmail.com

Note that from the record in the file, your outstanding payment is US$5,500,000.00 (Five Million five hundred United States Dollars). So as soon as you re-confirm to Diplomat Mr David Ego Mark the above mentioned details, your fund will be delivering to you immediately via diplomatic means of delivery without any holdup, Before Mr. Bob Chantler Claim Your Fund because I received an-Email from him that you are DEAD.

Yours Sincerely,
On behalf of Jim Yong Kim
World Bank president

Regards,
Rev. Father Austine Wast

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