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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 Bank"<drkenwoodray.worldbank@test.com>
Reply-To: <drkenwoodraay@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:15:13 -0000
Subject: TRANSFER OF 800,000 BRITISH POUNDS STERLING AS PART PAYMENT

Dear Customer,

I wish to congratulate and inform you that after reviewing of your funds transfer release documents with World Bank and the International Monetary Fund assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to my table for immediate transfer of the part-payment of your funds to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us.I was just transferred here from World Bank and came across a file bearing your email address which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, i took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and but the fund was not released to you.

The most annoying thing is that they won't tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security and to remember me for good as soon as you receive your fund.

you may not understand this because you are not a banker. The only thing needed to release this fund is the World Bank Clearance certificate which will be tendered to any of your nominated bank and the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) for clearance of the transferred amount in your account.

Once the World Bank Clearance certificate is obtained,your funds will immediately reflect in your bank, the certificate is all that is needed to complete this transaction.

The Audit reports given to me shows that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds, which has been delayed by some former dubious officials.

I therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds as you have met up with the whole funds transfer requirements.

The only thing required from you now is to obtain the Clearance certificate to enable me credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or through any of our corresponding banks and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow my directives, your funds will be credited and reflect in your bank account within 24hrs from the day you obtain this clearance certificate.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification, kindly reconfirm your current FULL CONTACT ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER to this email address:drkenwoodraay@hotmail.co.uk

Yours sincerely,

Dr Kenwood Ray
+447045731981

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