419 scam: World Bank Switzerland <facturacion@equipel.com.ar> RE:TRANSFER OF $1.5 MILLION

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347046182520 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- sachspaul2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: World Bank Switzerland <facturacion@equipel.com.ar>
Reply-To: <sachspaul2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 20:41:01 -0800
Subject: RE:TRANSFER OF $1.5 MILLION

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

RE:TRANSFER OF $1.5 MILLION ATM CARD

I wish to keep you posted on the out come of our emergency meeting with the World Bank president, Mr.Robert Zoellick,international monetary fund (IMF),London Paris club and (UN) I hereby inform you that your winnings/inheritance payment file have been Signed and forwarded to Public Bank Plc (PB) .Nigeria where you will be receiving your fund via ATM CARD which you need to use by yourself from any ATM machine in your Country, and this will cost you delivery fee sum of $85 only.

An ATM card is a payment card provided by a financial institution to its customers which enables the customer to use an automated teller machine for transactions such as: deposits, cash withdrawals, obtaining account information, and other types of banking transactions, often through interbank.

Therefore you are advised to contact Dr.SACHS ALLAN PAUL with the below information for your immediate payment.

Below is your paying officer from Public Bank Plc Nigeria Accept your ATM CARD Public Bank UTAR debit card.

Name:Dr.SACHS ALLAN PAUL
Email: sachspaul2@gmail.com
Phone No: +234-704-618-2520

After your response to his atm card office mailbox ( sachspaul2@gmail.com ) I will furnish more data to you on how you will receive your AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE CARD (ATM CARD.I advise you to stop any further communication with whosoever you are dealing with. For security reason and you advise to provide the below info:

Full names: __________
Your address: ____________
Sex: _______________
Occupation: __________
Copy of I.d Card: _________
Phone Number:__________
Age: __________

Best Regards,

Mr, Pierre Schlenk,

World Bank International Auditor

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