419 scam: "Ms. Marie Francoise" <officedata20@gmail.com> FINAL FUND RELEASE PROCESS COMPLETED

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "terrorist clearance certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Marie Francoise" <officedata20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Ms. Marie Francoise" <mariefrancose@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 20:51:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FINAL FUND RELEASE PROCESS COMPLETED

FINAL FUND RELEASE PROCESS COMPLETED

Dear Beneficially

We are so pleased to inform you of our recent final fund release update of your overdue sum of $10,500,000.00.

After series of meeting since last week based of debt reconciliation issues which we finally concluded today. we are very sorry for the delay weâ€™ve been having on your issue for the past 2-3yrs. We just crosschecked your payment file properly and found out that it was the previous CBN Governor Mr. Sanusi Lamido and Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo who labeled your bank account as a fraud account and this has been the reason why your transfer is always intercepted whenever it is been transferred out of any bank here in Nigeria.

I apologize for all numerous charges we have been collecting and demanding from you all this while. However, I am so glad that we have finally gotten the truth of your matter and it has been resolved this afternoon. Your bank account has been removed from the list of Money Laundry where Mr. Sanusi Lamido and Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo placed it before so your fund would go successfully when transferred on Monday morning.

Our headquarters in Washington DC approved your transfer today and they have also cleared your name and bank details from the list of the Crucial Terrorist Unit in the United States where those fools placed it before. Â we need to send all hard copies of your fund documents and all Anti-Terrorist Clearance certificates to you today so you can receive them before Thursday and submit them to your bank because thatâ€™s the instruction that will be placed on the transfer to your bank. Your fund will be transfer with an outstanding order to your bank that if the sole beneficiaries does not tender all original copies of the fund documents and Anti-Terrorist Clearance certificates, the fund should not be paid to you.

This outstanding order will be placed on your transfer for security reasons so your transfer would not be hacked or intercepted by anyone and mostly because of those dishonest CBN staffs who knows about your transfer and who have been trying to divert your fund.

However, you will have to provide your postal address where those documents would be delivered to today and the sum of $100 only for the FedEx delivery and premium fee.

Please, be informed that youâ€™re not entitle to make any further payment for any approvals, documents or transfer apart from the requested FedEx delivery and premium fee of $100 and youâ€™re guaranteed that your transfer must take place since we have found out what has been holding your fund anytime it is been transferred.

Furthermore, youâ€™re advice to send me your postal address and the FedEx delivery and premium fee of $100 as soon as you receive this email so I can handover those documents and the $100 to the FedEx agent tomorrow morning.

Once again, be rest assured that your fund will be transferred within 2 banking days without any interception again since we have found out the problem and it has been rectified.

RECEIVING WESTERN UNION DETAILS FOR THE FEDEX DELIVERY AND PREMIUM FEE:-

RECEIVING NAME IS ( ANTHONY Â OKOH )
RECEIVING ADDRESS IS (LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA )
TEXT QUESTION IS COLOUR AND ANSWER IS PURPLE.
SENDERâ€™S COMPLETE NAMES & ADDRESS:

We anticipate your immediate action on this matter of global interest.

Yours faithfully,

Ms. Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly for the World Bank

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