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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. Juan W. Benny" <ifyrose9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nelson.c.rey00191@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 16:17:54 -0700
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PENDING PAYMENT!


The World Bank Group
Directorate of Foreign Affairs
Debt Reconciliation/Audit Unit
1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX019

Attn: Unpaid Beneficiary,

We received a notification from the Management of the Philippine National
Bank (PNB) in Asia, informing us that you are yet to receive your
Outstanding Contractual/Inheritance funds payment valued Twenty Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars which was deposited by the
World Bank Group under the custody of the Philippine National Bank since
the 3rd of February 2016.

Be inform that your Outstanding Contractual/Inheritance Payment was moved
out from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), directly to the World Bank
Reserved Account with the Philippine National Bank (PNB) in Asia due to the
high level of scams, impersonation, corrupt banking and political system
going in Africa most especially in Ghana and Nigeria. The President of the
World Bank Group in person of David R. Malpass held a meet with United
Nations UN, African Union (AU), European Union (EU) together with the
Federal Government of Nigeria and it was agreed that your Outstanding
Contractual/Inheritance should be paid to you through the World Bank
Reserved Account with the Philippine National Bank without further delays.

It's our wish to inform you about the new development concerning your
overdue outstanding contractual/inheritance payment valued USD$20.5 Million
deposited under the custody of the Philippine National Bank in your name as
the rightful beneficiary. The board of trustees and the executives of
Philippine National Bank have finalized with the Philippines Department of
Finance (DOF), in order to transfer the sum of USD$20,500,000.00 (Twenty
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to you through an
On-line Bank Transfer mode of Payment.

The management & board of trustees of the bank wish you to re-confirm to
the bank your valid contact information for immediate processing of your
funds payment.Therefore Kindly forward the required personal information to
the bank by email as stated ; (1) YOUR FULL NAME: (2) FULL ADDRESS: (3)
DOB: (4) DIRECT CELL/MOBILE: (5) PRIVATE EMAIL: (6) OCCUPATION: together
with your Payment Transaction Code No which is (02555) for the immediate
processing and transfer of your Contractual/Inheritance Funds Payment since
the management of the Philippine National Bank has been given the
instructions to transfer your funds to you without further delays as soon
as you have fulfilled your transfer obligations.

Be informed that an online account will be set up for you with the online
details to be sent to you. This will enable you to transfer your fund by
your self via Online into any account of your choice both locally and
internationally. You are thereby advice to forward your information to Mr.
Nelson C. Reyes via his contact information stated below for the immediate
processing of your funds by setting up your online account.

Contact Name: Mr. Nelson C. Reyes
Current Position: Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Email Address: nelson.c.rey00191@gmail.com
Tel: +63 939 371 62000

Please take note that your transaction with the Management of the
Philippine National Bank (PNB) in Asia, should be highly Private &
Confidential, due to a lot of Impersonators/ fraudsters. I would kindly
advice you never to disclose your transaction to anyone or any 3rd parties
until this transaction has been completed and your total funds payment
valued USD$20.500,000.00 has been transferred to you successfully.

Kindly keep this office updated as soon as you open communication with the
Philippines National Bank.

Signed,

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Juan W. Benny.
Information’s Officer

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