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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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Fraud email example:

From: revmarvincoba@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2020 21:02:22 +0000
Subject: World Bank Switzerland,

Untitled form

To fill it in, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScH6beM3O2VzQ-x9d7R6p6JCb2svjA4WhrMPdPs02mBqcrRvQ/viewform?vc
World Bank Switzerland,
No 1 Postfach CH 4002 Basel Switzerland.

RE: PAYMENT OF $8.5 MILLION

Attention: Beneficiary,

I am instructed to keep you posted on the outcome of our emergency meeting
with the World Bank president, David R. Malpass, international monetary
fund (IMF), London and Paris club and (UN) I hereby inform you that your
winnings/inheritance payment file have been Signed and forwarded to the
CIMB BANK MALAYSIA and I am giving you the contact of your Payment Officer
in CIMB BANK MALAYSIA who is in charge of your fund.

Make sure you contact him with below details because he will help you get
your fund which was deposited in an Escrow Account.

Name: Mr. Jimmy Young
Email: (mr.jimmycimbmalaysia@gmail.com)

Make sure you contact Mr. Jimmy Young with your full name, address, age,
your next of kin mobile phone number with a copy of your valid id. he is
the person in charge of the transfer of your fund via Electronic funds
transfer (EFT) from CIMB BANK MALAYSIA to any bank of your choice worldwide.

Upon your final transferring of your fund and confirmation in your account
don't fail to keep me posted for record purposes.

Congratulations as I await to hear from you.

Mrs.Bucher Pavel
World Bank International Auditor.
Update me via my Private Email ( mrsbucherpavel57@aol.com)

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