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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: world bankauditors <foreignpaymentoffice.wba2014@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:57:34 -0800
Subject: RE:WBA FUNDING Support Funding

WBA FUNDING Support Funding
World Bank Complex
Abuja-Nigeria
Direct Phone: +234-8085-822236


Attention:

We are happy to announce your selection on the UNGFS/WBA Support
Funding:Amounting $5.6m USD

We are pleased to inform you that you have been included to benefit
from the UNGFS/WBA assisted funding ,created to build and improve a
sustainable Human Development Program all over the world through few
selected individual among the 185 countries, preferred discreetly to
benefit from the funding for the provision of developmental
infrastructure to within their community.

In reality the UNGFS/WBA Funding has helped people become more self
reliant and better able to determine their financial futuressince
benefiting from this program. In 2012/2013, UNGFS/WBA Funding provided
more than U.S. $3 Billion in grants to selected individuals,
charitable organizations, through its branch offices and subsidiaries
in other to eradicate poverty and empower people financially on self
help effort.

Therefore, to confirm your selection to benefit from this fund, you
are to provide the following information to validate the processing of
your fund for endorsement in case if different from the one we have.

First Name:
Surname:
Middle Name:
Contact Address:
Your Age
Youy I.D
Country of Origin:
City:
Occupation:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Fax No:
Email:

We guarantee the protective right of information of any selected
individual as a result of many identification thefts, impersonation
and wide spread scam going on in the internet, as such the UNGFS/WBA
Funding develop a content right to protect and not to make public any
information provided by our beneficiary for the safety.

The UNGFS/WBA Support Funding targets innovative and effective
programs for adult by providing direct funding for potential and broad
human oriented developmental project impact within the community of
any selected partner for the program.

All response should be directed to our office.


Kennedy Williams
Senior Program Officer,
UNGFS/WBA
Nigeria Region.

Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments,
is for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain
confidential & privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use,
disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended
recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all
copies of the original messages and any attachments. @ Copyright
UNGFS/WBA 2014

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