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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 Grant 2019" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlesfarrbb@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 22:12:58 +0300
Subject: RE:SCAM VICTIM

Attention: Sole Beneficiary
 
The office of the European Union, the President United States of America
(Donald Trump), the CIA, FBI, EFCC, British Government, Nigerian
Government and United Nations Organization in Benin Republic, Ghana,
Burkina Faso, Malaysia, South Africa, Togo, Senegal in collaboration with
UK (London) Anti-Crime Squad received a report of fund transaction/scam
against you and some British, US and Asian citizens including other
countries whom the aforementioned countries offices/authorities have
recompense due to meeting held with the International Financial Agency,
the IMF, four countries Government and some Countries High Commission
fighting against scam/fraud and other international fund transaction
activities such as ( Lottery scam, Marriage Scam, inheritance Scam,
Western union Scam, Bank Scam) by these countries Citizens during the last
2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit and ACSP meeting which was held on 30
November and 1 December 2018 in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 
The world bank and the International Monitory Fund has agreed to settle
all named beneficiary with the $43 Million dollar that was seized from the
Nigerian Government by the world Financial bodies. View the below website
for confirmation of the fund for the settlement.
 
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-16/43-million-cash-found-empty-nigerian-apartment
 
Your Email/name was among those approved listed beneficiary to be
compensated/paid by the International Financial Intelligent Unit (NFIU)
through the United Nations account holder bank. To avoid all further
bottlenecks, we have allocated to you new International Payment Voucher
Number: IMF/FRBWDC/US-BG-93WB82UN567- G, Approval Number:7402-2018,
Certificate of Merit Number: 782 and Release Code Number: 0296 and you
must quote any of these Identification Numbers to the assigned person for
proper identification.
 
You are to contact the UN assigned officer immediately for the
release/transfer of your approved compensation fund valued $2,750,000.00
United States Dollars approved in your favor as part Payment of your
inheritance fund over your involvement in being a victim of scam with
matter of urgency, you are to send/reconfirm to the UN assigned
 
person/officer your full data as follows:
 
A)Your Full Name,
 
B) Present Address,
 
C) Home and Mobile Telephone Numbers,
 
D) Occupation,
 
E) Company Name and Position.
 
F) Next of Kin Name and Email.
 
G) Origin of Your Fund Claim.
 
As soon as you send this information to the officer he will direct you
accordingly on the release of your Fund. You are to Dr. Charles Farrb Jr.
Head supervisor with the information below, for the release of your fund
now. Note: All approved beneficiaries listed for this payment are 58 in
numbers and you are lucky to be among the ballot winners. Below is the
Contact information of the UN accredited Paying office for you to get in
touch with for payment directives.
 
Yours in Service,
 
Jan Walliser
 
Vice President, (Equitable Growth,
Finance, and Institutions)
World Bank Payment Monitoring Unit.
1818 H Street, N.W.Washington, DC 20433
United States of America.

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