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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: "James Chan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoor@citromail.hu>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:57:01 -0700
Subject: Re: Good News

Hello ,
 
This is to   inform  you   that the World Bank Group in conjunction with International  Monetary  Fund (IMF)  has mandated   you as the beneficiary of an overdue fund of US$3,500,000.00 (Three   Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar )
 
Furtherance to this payment , the  US$3,500,000.00 (Three  Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar )  was your pending fund with  World Bank Payment Reconciliation  Department  and ready to release to you and for that your advice to send the following details for further payment directives.
 
Kindly send the following information:
 
Your Name............................................
Your Country ..........................................
Your Address ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your Telephone ...................................
 
I am waiting to receive the required information  via this e-mail (  jamesmrrchan@gmail.com  )
 
Congratulations
 
Regards
 
James Chan
World Bank Group
Address: 12th, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP, United Kingdom

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