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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: Mr.Andrew Jones
Reply-To: <kennethbola98@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2023 14:30:09 +0800
Subject: RE: PAYMENT OF $6.5 MILLION

World Bank Switzerland,
No 1 Postfach CH 4002 Basel Switzerland.

RE: PAYMENT OF $6.5 MILLION

I am instructed to keep you posted on the outcome of our emergency meeting with the World Bank president, David R. Malpass, international monetary fund (IMF), London and Paris club and (UN) I hereby inform you that your winnings/inheritance payment file have been Signed and forwarded to the Permata Bank Indonesia.

Make sure you contact me urgently so that i will guild you on how to get your fund which was deposited in Permata Bank Indonesia Internal account.

Make sure you contact me with your full name, address, age, your next of kin mobile phone number with a copy of valid I'd card. I am in charge of the transfer of your fund via wire Transfer from Permata Bank Indonesia to any bank of your choice worldwide with out delay.

Upon your final transferring of your fund and confirmation in your account don't fail to keep me posted for record purposes.

Congratulations as I await to hear from you.

Mr.Andrew Jones.
World Bank International Auditor Switzerland.

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