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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: Annette Dixon <mrcharlessoludo209@gmail.com>
Reply-To: worldbankgroup2021@webmail.hu
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:52:01 -0700
Subject: Re: World Bank Covid-19 Relief Fund

WORLD BANK & WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433,
United States.

Re: World Bank Covid-19 Relief Fund

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that your name and E-Mail have been submitted by the
World Health Organization Internet Monitoring Group (WHO-IMG) as one of the
lucky beneficiaries to receive the sum of Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States dollars (USD3.500.000.00) in the ongoing 2021
COVID-19 RELIEF FUND PROJECT organized by The World Bank Group in
collaboration with the World health Organization and the payment release
Program is organized for charity organizations, unpaid government
Contractors, Scam victims and for those who lost their
properties/businesses during crisis.

To ensure the payment is released directly to the approved fund
beneficiaries, The World Bank Group has approved your payment of
USD3.500.000.00 via ATM MasterCard Payment Release System. This payment
release method gives you the opportunity of withdrawing a maximum cash sum
of $100,000.00 daily from any ATM Machine anywhere in the world using your
access code. You can also paybills, purchase goods using your approved ATM
MasterCard.

Be informed that you have 3 working days to submit your full details as
required below for final shipment and activation of your approved ATM
Mastercard worth USD3.500.000.00:

1.YOUR FULL
NAME:_________________________________________________________________
2.FULL ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR APPROVED ATM
CARD:__________________
3.PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER:___________________________________________________________
4. SEX, AGE & CURRENT
OCCUPATION:_________________________________________________
5.AN ATTACHED SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY
CARD:_________________________________

In compliance with the above required details, your approved ATM Mastercard
will be submitted for shipment.

Congratulations!!

Yours Faithfully

Annette Dixon
World Bank Group Human Resources

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