419 scam: "Georgina Baker"<sales@godelivery.life> I am happy to inform you.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- rayhugh48@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Georgina Baker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rayhugh48@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:26:39 +0700
Subject: I am happy to inform you.

My name is Georgina Baker, and i know you must be surprised am writing From the office Vice President and Treasurer of IFC . I wish to privately notify you that your account have been approved the sum of $600,000 US Dollars in the ongoing IFC/World Bank Empowerment programme In our 2019 COVID-19 Give Away.

The IFC (International Finance Corporation), under its Growth and Employment, GEM, project, has approved $5.3 Billion for disbursement to every innovators for of the growth of his/her business after this pandemic. This is an economic empowerment initiative to help people around the World. All participants were randomly selected through computer ballot system, which your account emerged as a winner. The idea behind the WBES programme, the World Bank noted, "is to further support to your Country drive to celebrate and empower the most promising and highly scalable indigenous technology start-ups/ businesses that are providing innovative solutions to local challenges in the World.

We wish to inform you that you have been selected to benefit from the World Bank empowerment scheme 2019. The empowerment programme is basically for human development and to support you financially. The World Bank Group works in every major area of development and growth of countries and individuals. We wish to inform you that the World Bank Empowerment team have Awarded you $600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as support to enable you achieve your dreams and grow your business even after this pandemic.

The IFC inline with the World Bank initiated an empowerment scheme in order to help people around the world develop their businesses and livelihood especially during this pandemic.

(KINDLY FOLLOW BELOW DIRECTIVES FOR CLAIMS): CLAIM IS FREE.
The IFC Head Office will send you a letter, Please reconfirm the
following details and send to your claims agent Raymond Hugh via email rayhugh48@gmail.com.

Full Names:
Age:
Country:
City:
Occupation:
Email Address:

Upon confirmation of claims, we will furnish our mode of payment.
Note: For security reasons and due to the mix-up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this notification strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by non-participants of this program. BE WARNED"

FROM
Mahmoud IFC

FOR

Thanks
In service,
Georgina Baker
Vice President IFC

https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/corp_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/about+ifc_new/leadership/georgina-baker, is IFC
ifc.org

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