419 scam: "Jean Perriere"<jeanperriere@mynet.com> RE: Important notice!!!

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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:

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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jean Perriere" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jean-perriere@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 08:05:05 +0100
Subject: RE: Important notice!!!

Dear Beneficiary,

My name is Mr. Jean Perriere; am the group Auditor and director of special duties of the World Bank Group. I am newly assigned to head the World Bank's regional Head Quarters here in West Africa.

The World Bank Group, Fact Finding & Special Duties office here, in conjunction with the United Nations Organization, has received part of your pending payment with reference number (LM-05-371) amounting to US$7.5 Million (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) out of your contractual/inheritance funds from our ordering contractor Bank quoting reference to UNO/WBF LM-05-371.

Your fund and so many others were released and endorsed for immediate delivery after the just concluded United Nations summit held in Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations (UN) in agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group and all financial sectors involved resolved to release this fund to you which is in line with the on going International face mending exercise of 2015.

According to information gathered from the security computer, we were notified that you have waited for so long to receive this payment without success due to your dealings with corrupt officials whose intention is to steal from beneficiaries.

Further more, we have withdrawn the delivery of your fund from all the banks, financial Institutions, Security Companies and delivery companies in Africa and other parts of Europe assigned to handle the processing of your payment and its delivery due to several attempts to divert your fund and to steal money from you while trying to assist you to get this fund. You are advised to stop all communications henceforth...

According to the World Bank's payment directives for the year 2015 which is in agreement with the United Nations Organization, the delivery of your fund will now be handled by this office/authority in order to foresee that you receive your fund without any further delay. We also wish to ensure that every other beneficiaries are paid before the conclusion of this last quarter payment exercise for year 2015.

You are hereby advised to contact us as soon as possible for details.
I will be waiting to hear from you.
Warm regards,
Mr. Jean Perriere

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