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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: "WORLD BANK" <sale@blackyakmall.com>
Reply-To: colinmatthewworldbank@gmail.com
Date: 10 Jan 2019 10:45:56 -0800
Subject: [* PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

WORLD BANK GROUP
From Desk of the President
World Bank Group,
Switzerland

 
Good day beneficiary


This is to bring to your notice that you are among those that have a huge sum of money credited in their names for transfer and is currently floating in the international banking community, These funds originated from unpaid contract sum, inheritance, next of kin and U.N compensation fund beneficiaries that originated from Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, America and Africa. You are among the list of individuals and companies whose unpaid funds have been approved for payment under the supervision of International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank

We have been mandated to contact you following the outcomes of the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) summit, where it was decided that IMF will monitor the payment of funds currently floating in the international financial database, As a result of this development, verification was conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF/world bank) in conjunction with the World Bank (WB) on your payment file and it has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.

In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office on your behalf:

(1) My Office desk have received a sworn affidavit to re-route your payment into a new bank account number as stated: Wells Fargo Bank, 141 W. Bastanchury Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835. Account number 263 680 7055 of Mr. John J. Philbin.

(2) Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed Mr. John J. Philbin to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. John J. Philbin to change your banking particulars to the following particulars stated below: Wells Fargo Bank, 141 W. Bastanchury Rd. Fullerton, CA 92835. Account number 263 680 7055 of Mr. John J. Philbin.

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we this is the first time we received the letter from Mr. John J. Philbin with a valid the sworn affidavit, You are advised to  email back upon receipt of this mail .
 
Dr. David Lipton.
First Deputy Managing Director
of the International Monetary Fund IMF. /world Bank

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