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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: "Jim Yong Kim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedexnewyor321@globomail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 16:09:13 -0400
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME

WORLD BANK GROUP, SWITZERLAND
 
P.o Box: 4353
 
Telephone:+414-3508-2188/Fax:756-352-84
 
Email:worldbankgroupofswit@globomail.com      
 
Address: Dreik?nigstrasse 18 Postfach 2254, Zurich, Switzerland
 
 
 
Introduction:
 
 
I am Jim Yong Kim World Bank Governor, international fund transfer Switzerland.
 
 
 
I am here today to urge you from World Bank Group of Switzerland about your inheritance
 
fund of ($15,000,000.00)Millions U.S Dollars which was
 
signed to release from Barclay  Bank of  London  to you.
 
 
Now i was contacted by the managing director of  Barclay Bank of London MR David Weymouth.
 
 
and he stated that the inheritance fund was loaded to an ATM Visa Card for you to be
 
withdrawing the fund through ATM Machine nearest to you, but the maximum is ($4,500) U. S
 
Dollars  per day. right now your ATM fund have been handed over to the FedEx New York, so
 
contact the FedEx New York and also send the following information to him in order to
 
deliver your ATM fund to you without any further delay:
 
 
1.Your full Name: .............................
 
 
2.Your Phone Number: .......................
 
 
3.Your House Address:......................
 
 
however candle find the below contact person:
 
 
Contact Officer: Mr  Frederick w. Smith
 
 
Contact E-mail: fedexnewyor321@globomail.com     
 
 
Phone Number: + 518-557-5741 / 917-503-9754
 
 
so quickly contact them  tell  him to  deliver your ATM Visa Card  fast to your door step
 
without any further delay.
 
 
note that because of impostors we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (W878D)
 
so you have to indicate this code when contacting them by using it as your subject.
 
 
Yours faithfully,
 
 
Jim Yong Kim
 
World Bank Governor, international fund transfer Switzerland
 

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