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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:

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE OF REMITTANCE WORLD BANK DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL <amcon876@gmail.com>
Reply-To: worldbank.compensation@usa.com
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:18:03 -0700
Subject: OFFICE OF REMITTANCE

OFFICE OF REMITTANCE
WORLD BANK DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Attention:

I am Mr kennedy Snoor authorized by the newly appointed remittance officer
Secretary

General, and the Governing body of the united nation world bank assisted
programme , to

investigate the unnecessary delay on your inheritance contract fund,
recommended and

approved in your favor since years ago. During the course of our
investigation, I

discovered with dismay that your inheritance / contract and payment has
been unnecessarily

delayed by corrupt officials in oil and gas sector and so many of them who
regulatory

organization in India,pakistian,Saudi Arabia trying to divert your funds
into their

private accounts. This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate and
a remittance

officer from united nation world bank assisted programme and I have been
instructed by the

Secretary-General of The International Monetary Fund Mr. Jianhai Lin. To
pay only 50

persons . The International Monetary Fund in conjunction with the World
Bank and oil and

gas sector within the debt reconciliation and compensation committee has
decided to pay you

$120,000 USD (one hundred and twenty thousand United State Dollars) each as
your oil and

gas inheritance contract fund with interest late , get back to this office
with the email

giving bellow as soon as possible for the immediate payment. The
International Monetary

Fund in-conjunction with the world bank and oil and gas sector has agreed
to compensate

you.

Furthermore: The International Monetary Fund Board of Directors have
Approved and sign your

ATM MASTER CARD VALUED at $120,000 USD, This funds are in an ATM CARD for
many years ago

but we find it out you run into currupt officials in oil and gas sector
because of security

purpose while the manuals and instructions are attached to it.


FINALLY:We will send you more document that related to your fund after our
executive

meeting that will held on 26 August 2015.
please kindly send us your information giving bellow.
Needed urgent response.

1.full name....................
2.contact Address..............
3.cell phone number............
4.Marital status...............
5.Age..........................


Best Regard
Mr kennedy Snoor,
Remittance officer,
world Bank.
(worldbank.compensation@usa.com)

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