419 scam: "James " <wieslaw2@optusnet.com> GET BACK TO ME

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- markanthoney56@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James " <wieslaw2@optusnet.com>
Reply-To: james98d@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:58:46 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

1818 H Street NW,
Washington, D.C., U.S.
WORLD BANK GROUP.
REF:-XVGNN82010

Email code: 601

Attention:

This is to inform you about a very important information which will be of great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long overdue payment, due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remains unpaid to you. I am Mr. James David Malpass, a highly placed official of the world bank. It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London UK. We have decided to put a stop to that and have appointed Mr. Jerome Powell of the federal reserve bank to handle your transaction from the Federal Reserve Bank NY USA.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies.

Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex confirmation No: -1114453; Secret Code No: XXTN013. Your overdue payment is USD$35Million. Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm your payment from the federal reserve bank by contacting Mr. Mark Anthony via the email address below. Forward your name, address, and phone number to the email address below:

Email: markanthoney56@gmail.com

We assure you that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my directives and instructions. We have decided to give you a code and Please, any time you receive an email with the name Mr. James David Malpass, or Mr. Mark Anthony, check if there is CODE (601) if the code is not written, please delete the message from your box!

I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk.

Regards,
James David Malpass
13th President Of The World Bank

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