419 scam: "World Bank"<tsanson@worldbangroups.co.cc> Alert!!

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "World Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tsansongs@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 13:55:40 +0100
Subject: Alert!!

Hello Beneficiary,
How are you and hope you had a great holiday?

I am an FBI agent attach to the World Bank office in Washington DC and I am aware of your sad ordeal about your unpaid fund.

It will interest you to know that not long after the World Bank completed the acquisition process of all pending payments, I discovered that my boss connived with some top World Bank officials to divert funds approve to settle unpaid inheritances, email lottery winners, Internet scam victims, unclaimed consignments(concealed funds) and International Contractors.

The World Bank has already given approval for the payment of your fund but they deliberately withheld your payment file and continue to demand fees from you through their associates from different department mostly from Africa, the UK, US and the Netherlands all in an attempt to frustrate you and enrich themselves. I wonder why you haven’t notice all this while.

I am a Christian and my doctrine does not permit such act, reason I have to open up to you. Your fund was authorized to be paid to you through the World Bank asset management firm with a Key Tested Reference/Claim Code Number, which was supposed to have been issued to you before now.

Upon your response to this message, I shall guide you and provide you with details to contact the World Bank affiliate who will facilitate the release of your payment.

You have a nice day.
Truly Yours,
Ms.Tracy Sanson
FBI/World Bank Agent, Washington DC USA. 9/1

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