419 scam: "From World Bank Switzerland."<worldbank@switzerland.com> Urgent from World Bank Switzerland.

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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:

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.
- +22999238147 (Benin, probably a 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.
- phillip.amaga@accountant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "From World Bank Switzerland." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <privateemail2000000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:55:41 -0800
Subject: Urgent from World Bank Switzerland.

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

Urgent Attention,

I wish to keep you posted on the out come of our emergency meeting regarding your winining/Inheritance payment with the World

Bank president. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, international monetary fund (IMF), London, and Paris club and UN SG Ban Ki-moon.

I hereby inform you that your payment file have been Signed and forwarded to your paying Bank, (ECO BANK PLC) where you will

receive your fund via online Banking wire transfer which you will conduct by your self with out any delay.

Please be advised to contact Mr.Phillip Amaga with the below information for
your immediate payment.

Below is Mr.Phillip Amaga your paying officer in ECO BANK PLC contact details Call Him and send email to him with out delay

for your payment.

Name: Mr.Phillip Amaga

Email: phillip.amaga@accountant.com

Phone: +229 9923 8147

Best Regards,
Mrs.Rita Jones.
World Bank International Auditor.

Anti-fraud resources:

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