419 scam: International Finance Corporation <angelqueenw1988@gmail.com> Dear Email Owner,

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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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "directormakhtardiop@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: International Finance Corporation <angelqueenw1988@gmail.com>
Reply-To: IFCDiop@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 19:45:43 +0100
Subject: Dear Email Owner,

*International Finance Corporation*
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington,
DC 20433 USA.

Dear Email Owner,

This is an urgent notification , A circular was sent to my table this
morning from your Next of Kin Mr. Williams Thomas informing us about
your death news , He explained that you were infected with Coronavirus
since January and finally passed on last week leaving him a power of
attorney to claim your long over payment valid $10,500,000.00, which was
approved by the World Bank/United Nations.

I was instructed to contact your email address as it was carefully saved
in our last season payment file, Please we write to verify if truly you
are dead or alive before instructing our affiliates bank to go ahead and
credit an ATM CARD payment to your next of kin.

If you are still alive, kindly stop him by reconfirming your full details
because you do not have to pay money for the release of your funds, you
have met up with all the requirements in the past.

Your full name;......................................
Nationality :............................................
Present house address :...........................
Direct cell phone :......................................
Occupation :............................................
Date of birth..............................................

Immediately we receive your response, we shall forward your name details to
the UBA bank New York branch for immediate release of your funds . Send
your response to my private email here ( DirectorMakhtarDiop@outlook.com ).

Thanks
Yours in Service,
Makhtar Diop
Managing Director
<https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/corp_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/about+ifc_new/leadership/makhtar-diop-en>
[image: World Bank Group logo] <https://www.worldbank.org/>

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