419 scam: World Bank Group <cncnnvnc@vbnnxsdww.onmicrosoft.com> Attention Beneficiary,APPROVAL OF YOUR OVERDUE LONG AWAITED FUND 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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "lagos" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348054377171 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- worldbaankgroup@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: World Bank Group <cncnnvnc@vbnnxsdww.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <worldbaankgroup@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 13:00:04 +0100
Subject: Attention Beneficiary,APPROVAL OF YOUR OVERDUE LONG AWAITED FUND PAYMENT.

WORLD BANK NIGERIA
ADDRESS: Plot 10,Engineering close,off Idowu
Taylor Lagos- Nigeria
OUR REF: WB-FGA/WB4/16
YOUR REF: (WB/WBN/FGA)..00/16
Telephone: +234-8054377171.
EMAIL: worldbaankgroup@gmail.com

APPROVAL OF YOUR OVERDUE LONG AWAITED FUND PAYMENT.

Attn:Beneficiary,

Congratulations and this is to finally inform you today that approval has been successfully issued for the final transfer of your long awaited overdue inheritance fund after the just concluded meeting which lasted for 5hour as part of our compensation for all Scam victims with the sum of $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) approved as part of the World Bank, mass assisted project funds.

This compensation involves business investment failure, Inheritance, Contracts, Lottery,E.T.C. The mass assisted fund was approved by the World Bank to settle all beneficiaries who have been involved as Scam Victims in the long hope to receive there inherited fund as part of the resolution exercise signed today during the just concluded meeting.

I presume you must have been wondering why after paying all the fees requested by those crooks nothing was paid to you rather they enjoyed your hard earned money without remorse of their evil deeds. Note, your fund was approved so that you can invest into your own private business,as part of our financial growth to settle all Debt,as reconciliation from the World Bank,and we have agreed to waived all outstanding charges as a way of compensating you for the lost as Scam-victim,in the past.

Having waived all the charges for you,bear you in mind that you will only be required to pay for the processing VALIDATION/UPDATING of your payment file to your current details which cost you the amount $95 USD fees,which remains the only charges expected of you to pay for the final receiver of your approved long awaited inheritance overdue payment designated to be release to you as a compensation fund without any delay.

Following the preparation to release your fund.Note,we advice that you also reconfirm immediately the under listed details for proper verification exercise.

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
YOUR PHONE AND MOBILE NUMBERS:
YOUR OCCUPATION:

YOUR BANK NAME:
BANK ADDRESS:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
SWIFT CODE:
ROUTING NUMBER:
ACCOUNT NAME:
ACCOUNT NAME:
IDENTIFICATION SUCH AS YOUR VALID DRIVERS LICENSE:

You are therefore advice to send your processing VALIDATION/UPDATING fees amount $95 USD through Western Union Money Transfer or Via Money Gram to my secretary name as provided below and text me via SMS OR call to this number: Tel: +234-8054377171. for payment details after sending the fees for security reasons.

RECEIVER NAME: EZE LARRY .
ADDRESS: Plot 10, Engineering close IDOWU TAYLOR , LAGOS- NIGERIA
AMOUNT:$95 USD

Your urgent response is needed to complete the and facilitate the release of your fund to you urgently within

Thanks for your Co-Operation and understanding.

Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud
From Director World Bank Group
West Africa Regional Office (Nigeria)
Tel:+234-8054377171.

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