419 scam: "Mrs. Jennifer" <mails@worldbnk.com> Re: Confirm Your Details

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +447011140470 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- rbs.plc.uk@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jennifer" <mails@worldbnk.com>
Reply-To: rbs.plc.uk@financier.com
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:55:15 +1000
Subject: Re: Confirm Your Details

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
WORLD BANK OF UNITED KINGDOM.
Sir/Madam,

This is to remind you again, that your fund and all the original documents has
been forwarded to the World Bank and the World Bank have transferred
$5,500.000.00, on your behalf into (The Royal Bank Of Scotland) account to
credit it to your bank account for your compensation, so we wish to inform you
that your fund is available now in their bank to transfer it to you; we have
sent you email several times and you have not responded. Why you have not been
able to receive your fund from (THE BANK OR THE DIPLOMATIC FIRM/AGENTS), you
have been dealing with, is because of the on going devious officials
who claims
to be one of the staffs, the result carried out from the World Bank regards to
your fund. As we were mandated by the Ministry of Finance UK, to warn every
finance institute all over the United Kingdom that any fund above
$500,000.00USD
should not be transfer to an individual account until we made the proper
verification of the transaction before we can transfer.

PLEASE TO INSURE US THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE RIGHTFUL OWNER THAT FALLS INTO
THIS VERY ISSUE THAT HAS NOT RECEIVED HIS/HER FUND, PLEASE FILL THE BELOW
DETAILS AND SEND IT TO THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, IMMEDIATELY TO
VERIFY IT ON
THEIR SYSTEM.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME:
(2) DATE OF BIRTH:
(3) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
(4) AMOUNT YOU ARE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE:
(5) PURPOSE OF YOUR PAYMENT:
(6) AMOUNT YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID TO CLAIM YOUR FUND:
(7) A COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH:
(8) YOUR OCCUPATION:
(9) CURRENT LOCATION:
(10) TELEPHONE NUMBER: (Home) OR (Mobile)

PLEASE WE WILL ADVISE YOU TO STOP ANY FURTHER
COMMUNICATION/TRANSACTION WITH ANY
AGENT/OFFICIALS THAT CLAIMS TO BE ONE OF THE OFFICIALS, FOR SECURITY REASON.
TO CLAIM YOUR FUND PLEASE CONTACT (MR. ROBERT LEE) THE ACCOUNT MANAGER. BELOW
ARE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION: rbs.plc.uk@financier.com, Telephone no:
+44-7011140470.
Thanks,
Mrs. Jennifer.

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