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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: WHITE HOUSE <martinsrogge@gmail.com>
Reply-To: whitehousedepartment@vivaldi.net
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:55:25 -0800
Subject: COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER

--
World Bank Group,
1850 ST NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States,
Bank Email (Contact Us)
info@worldbankgroup.25u.com


Attention Beneficiary:
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

After our board meeting with United Nations and United State
Government including European Parliament and Asia Government they have
already given us instruction to contact you and make sure your
US$10.5M Compensation fund release to you immediately you provide your
full details listed below.

Kindly reconfirm below

1) Your full name. 2) Contact Address
3) Phone, fax and mobile #. 4) Age.
5) Occupation. 6) Your bank details

Meanwhile all legal documents from Department Of Treasury
Direct-Account World Bank Group will be release to you before your fund
will be transfer into your bank account.

Thanks for your maximum co-operation.

Mr. David R. Malpass,
The President Of World Bank Group USA.
[whitehousedepartment@vivaldi.net ]

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