419 scam: THE WORLD BANK GROUP <jameswalsh201@gmail.com> Your payment

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "abuja" (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.
- nevesea309@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE WORLD BANK GROUP <jameswalsh201@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jwalsh595@yahoo.in
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:59:23 -0700
Subject: Your payment

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THE WORLD BANK GROUP,
P. O. Box 2826
Abuja, Nigeria
Street:Plot 433 Yacubu Gowon Crescent
Assokoro District
Abuja, Nigeria
Our Ref: WBG/PRS/NG-FR/007-2014/IWP

ALERT FROM THE WORLD BANK GROUP ...PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

To Beneficiary,

There is an issue with the World Bank Group Abuja regarding your
payment which was directed and credited to file SRN/8023118308/13,
which has now been reverted in couple of hours ago due to the Security
Act.

Your pending file was reconsidered because we realized your previous
transfer procedure was handled in a terrible way. We received an alert
from the paying Bank with a FUND RELEASE ORDER from MR. LIN YOUNG to
receive your $8.5 Million Dollars payment on your behalf, He had also
forwarded the required payment of $2,425 dollars as the final release
requirement to the remittance officer and he is requesting the
transfer your funds to heâ€™s personal account, please confirm to our
department if you have instructed Mr. Lin Young from Japan to receive
your payment on your behalf.

Response with your private phone number should be forwarded to the
remittance officer Mr Ea Neves at: <nevesea309@yahoo.com>.

We wait your urgent response.
Yours in service.
Dr James R. Walsh
The World Bank Group Abuja, Nigeria.

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