419 scam: The World Bank Group <amadrasaviour@gmail.com> Re: Accept Our Congratulations in Advance.

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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.
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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "publicdeptcommitteee2@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "publicdeptcommitteee2@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.
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.
- publicdeptcommitteee22@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: The World Bank Group <amadrasaviour@gmail.com>
Reply-To: publicdeptcommitteee2@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 18:54:18 +0300
Subject: Re: Accept Our Congratulations in Advance.

The World Bank Group
Public Dept Committee
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA.

Ref: Your Fund Payment of US$25,500,000.00.

Value Attention Beneficiary.

I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public
debt, a committee set up by World Bank Group (W B G) under the able
Presidency of David Robert Malpass. My office monitors and controls
the affairs of all banks and financial institutions here in all
countries. That is to tell you that I am committed to upholding and
defending the constitution and laws of the World Bank Organization as
well as achieving a higher level of public safety and security through
the prosecution of criminals in the states.

The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and
settle all outstanding total pending payment owned and Records before
me have revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result
of official negligence as your fund worth (US$25,500,000.00) has been
identified either as ghost file, unclaimed deposits, and over-invoiced
sum etc; this is due to many abnormalities had happened in the
institutions where some top official of the Oversea Banks and Couriers
are interested in your payment and they collaborate with impostors who
are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided about
the position of your fund and having the opportunity to extort money
from you that made it too longer up till date that explains why you
receive different kinds of untrue emails and phone call from different
people everyday.

So, be inform that we have concluded all the necessary arrangement
towards the release of your payment but due to the prevailing
situation worldwide on cash movement and transfer of hug sum of money,
your payment has since being deposited with our (OFF-SHORE PAYMENT
CENTER) AFFILIATED TO WORLD ASSOCIATIONS OF DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICES
CITIBANK WASHINGTON DC, USA .Base on the information we received from
our paying office today, as the truthfully beneficiary of this
payment. you are responsible to pay $185 only for your Payment Release
Order FEE as the authorities demand which we described as selective
payment to enable the programming of the information in the micro chip
compartment which will comply with Citibank Washington DC, USA to
effect the transfer of your fund exactly on the particular date or
period (24 hours) specified in the transfer script text for the fund
to be made available to you any way you wish to receive it.

Please reconfirm your details below to our Authorized Public Debt
Committee Payment Officer also as below.

1, Full Name:
2, Address:
3, Direct Mobile No:
4, Occupation:
............................................................

Contact person: General. Robert Lawson
E-mail: publicdeptcommitteee2@outlook.com or
publicdeptcommitteee22@consultant.com
Telephone: +1 206 430 1668.

So that we can advise you on how to send the money across to enable us
finalize this transfer today or tomorrow. Your payment shall be made
as soon as this information needed from you is submitted through our
paying office by wire transfer or by a certified Citibank Express
Cheque all the transfer charges will be deducted from your total sum
as long as you send the $185 for the Payment Release Order. the
consequences of not adhering to this warning would be yours.

Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advised not to accept
any E-mail telephone calls that do not come from this office and also
from Africa in regards to your payment; this is to forestall new
effort towards a diversion of your payment. You are required to
respond with your verification code as follows.: (WBG974US)

Accept our congratulations in advance.

Best regards,
General. Robert Lawson
Telephone: +1 206 430 1668.
E-mail: publicdeptcommitteee2@outlook.com
publicdeptcommitteee22@consultant.com

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