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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- intelligenceunit@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INFO@INFO.COM
Reply-To: intelligenceunit@bk.ru
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:03:11 -0700
Subject: REDEEM YOUR BALANCE

IMF/ AUDIT UNIT
2014 SPRING MEETING
WORLD BANK GROUP OF GOVERNORS.
OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/WB2014
WEBSITE: www.imf.org

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

Dear: Beneficiary,

This message is based on the spring meetings which the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) held in Washington, D.c on 11th - 13th April 2014.The IMF has emphasis on carrying out support of payment to unclaimed Lottery Winners and Release of Business fund. According to the the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee and the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee,they discovered many transfer payment has been unnecessarily delayed by the Banks who are using this funds for

currency trading.we want to use this opportunity to inform you that some of this funds has been curbed and frozen, regarding to the meeting the UN, EU,decisions about funds that were recovered are for payment to only original beneficiary. This is to fight crime and banking corruptions.

Note: You are advised to contact the office set up for this payment by WORLD BANK with your correct contact details. Meanwhile, The Foreign Payment Claim Centre {FPCC} has received your payment authority release approval/unconditional payments guarantee letter by the Executive Directors of United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) to pay you off with $1,000,000USD.You are therefore advice to contact the officer in-charge of payment by emailing your complete contact details immediately.

CONTACT PERSON:Per Jacobsson
Worldâ€™s Financial Markets.
CONTACT EMAIL:intelligenceunit@bk.ru

Contact Per Jacobsson, By sending your information to his released desk email immediately and start the processing of your urgent approved payment.

Congratulations in Advance.

Dr. Jim Yong Kim
World Bank President

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
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This E-MAIL may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any

dissemination,distribution, copying, or use of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by email with

the E-MAIL, listed above to arrange for the destruction or return of the original document to us. Thank you, Â© 2014 the IMF's International Monetary and Financial

Committee and the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee.

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