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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: "Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva" <mrskri@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskristalinag@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 22:35:31 -0000
Subject: Approval Payment From World Bank




From Desk of: Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
The World Bank President -General
World Bank Group, Swaziland.


Release of Your Fund.


I am Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva and Exchange Manager/World Bank President
General, Head
of the World Bank Finance Group, America Branch and Swaziland, set up to
fight against
scam and fraudulent activities worldwide. This Group is responsible for
investigating
the legitimacy of unpaid contract, inheritance and lotto winning claims by
companies and
individuals and directs the paying.


Authorities (banks) worldwide to make immediate payment of verified claims
to the
beneficiaries without further delay.

You are being legally contacted regarding the release of your long awaited
fund. After a
detailed review of your file, the World Bank Group has mandated that your
fund should be
release immediately the sum of US$10,500,000.00 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY) has been approved in your favor via my desk.

I therefore wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and
will be released
to you as soon as you respond to this Email. Please re-confirm to us the
following:

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile Number:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital status:


Contact the US-Bank To Make Wire Transfer To Your Bank Account Immediately.

Bank Name: US-Bank
Contact Name: Mr. Richard K. Davis
Position: Head, Financial Controller Private Banking Section
E-mail: richardkd54@gmail.com
Tel: +1 315 689 4114 (Ext 1 or 0)

Note that the above fund has been cleared from terrorist or fraud related
activities.


Thanks for Your Cooperation.


Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
(World Bank President -General)
World Bank Group

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