419 scam: "The World Bank"<datadeptimf@live.com> YOUR PAYMENT ORDER VIA -http://www.blackcard.com

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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:
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- www.wbpaymentdepartment@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The World Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.wbpaymentdepartment@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 05:29:32 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT ORDER VIA -http://www.blackcard.com

THE WORLD BANK
FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTEE (FPC)
BANQUE MONDIALE
B.P. 03-2112
COTONOU, BENIN
OPENING HOURS: 09:00 to 16:00 GMT, MONDAY TO FRIDAY,
EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. DOORS CLOSE AT 16:00 GMT,
BUT APPLICATION(S) MADE BEFORE THIS TIME WILL BE
PROCESSED SAME DAY.

IRREVOCABLE STANDING PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

After an extensive investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In conjunction with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC),INTERPOL and the World Bank.

The above security organizations having investigated this transaction and found it to be legal and this payment overly due.

Your file number XB/FUND:2014 is ready and is the next file on the list for transfer.

NB:All payments to our Nigerian office/any other office has been cancelled as they has been compromised by online fraudsters.Our sincere
apologies if you have fallen victim to them.

Following series of complaints and petitions to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), against the government of Nigeria on
her inability to settle foreign beneficiaries, the World Bank president has ordered immediate payments of all genuine
beneficiaries/contractors/next-of-kins/relatives of their due funds.

Acting on the above orders, the board of ministers has issued an "Irrevocable Standing Payment Order" (ISPO) on this outstanding second
quarter payment totaling Six Million,Seven Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand Dollars($6.765.000.00) with a special instruction to
effect a full payment of this fund immediately.Therefore this over due unpaid funds has been gazetted to be released through THE NEW VISA BLACK CARD-http://www.blackcard.com.Five thousand US dollars/Euros or Pounds maximum withdrawal perday determined by beneficiaries country of domicile.

Meanwhile, we received an email this morning from a woman claiming to be your true representative. Here is her information for you to confirm to
this office if this woman is truly from you or not as we will not be held responsible for delivery to the wrong beneficiary.

Name: Evelyn K Sak
Address: 1818 E. North Ave.Belton, Missouri 64012 USA.

We therefore write to confirm from you if you have authorized anybody who presented documents of claim, reported to have been signed by you for the
release of this over due payment. Please do reconfirm back to us immediately to avoid any irregularities, as this payment is now ready to
be released based on the instructions we received this morning from the World Bank president.

If you did not send the aforementioned individual, please reconfirm your information in the format below immediately for further directives.

Full Names:
Physical Address-P.O.Box not acceptable:
Home Telephone No(if any):
Mobile Telephone No(Required):
Fax Number(if any):
Occupation:
Age:
Scanned copy of means of identification:

Expecting your urgent response.

Mr.Sylvie Nenonene
The World Bank (Benin Regional office)
FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTEE (FPC)
Banque Mondiale
B.P. 03-2112
Cotonou, Bénin Republic
Correspondence email:www.wbpaymentdepartment@gmail.com

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