419 scam: "WorldBank Group"<ocn_user@blue.ocn.ne.jp> DEAR SIR

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "WorldBank Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wbgroupmail11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 03:28:26 -0800
Subject: DEAR SIR

PAYMENT OF YOUR OVER DUE FUND.

I am Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud, the Director of World Bank inspectors in West Africa. We are not in all the West African countries. We are only visiting, inspecting and reviewing the West African countries that have received loan from the world bank.We are presently in Nigeria. The world bank gave the Nigerian government loan to enable her settle all contract and inheritance, foreign and local debts to enable the new government come on board on a clean slate without inheriting any debt. This will help the new government to sustain the reform program of the past government in Nigeria and the war against corruption which has been commended by the world bank and the international community.

In the review of foreign payment in Nigeria, we called for files and discovered that you are among the few foreigners that have not been paid your over due fund. Our head office in Geneva Switzerland has mandated us to ensure that you and the few other beneficiaries are paid before we leave this country. Because of our limited time, we have taken up some steps to achieve this within our limited time.

The World Bank has channeled a reasonable amount from its loan to the Nigeria government for this purpose. And the Nigerian government has released your payment file to us to enable the World Bank pay you from the amount kept aside from the load. you are therefore advised to contact us immediately for
your payment.

We advise you to stop all communications with the Nigerian officials as everything concerning your payment is being handled by the world bank team in West Africa under my humble leadership as ordered by the world bank head office in Geneva, Switzerland.Call me or send me test message for more details and advise.Since our time in West africa is limited, I advise you to respond to this mail immediately to enable us commence with your payment.

Yours faithfully,
Rachid Benmessaoud
Country Director, Africa.

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