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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:

Fraud email example:

From: WORLD BANK OFFICE <shane@dev.isp.telekom.rs>
Reply-To: kennethegowb@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:38:47 -0800
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION FROM WORLD BANK

ATTENTION: DEAR,

OFFICE OF WORLD BANK(WB) STILL WISH TO BRING TO YOUR URGENT ATTENTION THAT WE ARE BECOMING TIRED AND CONFUSED OF CONTINUOUS ISSUE OF DIFFERENT SORT OF PEOPLE

TROOPING TO OUR OFFICE WITH AUTHORIZATION LETTER AND POWER OF ATTORNEY AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN AND ALSO THAT YOU ARE DEAD CLAIMING THAT YOU GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO

REPRESENT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR LONG OVER-DUE CONTRACT FUND OF $2.7 MILLION WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN PROCESSED BY BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER AND STILL AWAITING
IN THE CUSTODY OF OUR WORLD BANK(WB) TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ON OR BEFORE 24HRS UPON THEN RECEIPT/CONFIRMATION OF THE ONLY FEE OF $980 AS

BEEN REQUESTED FROM YOU BY THE WORLD BANK(WB) LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR LEGAL SERVICES/ASSIGNMENT OF COMPLETION OF THE PROCESS OF SIGNING YOUR FUND RELEASE ORDER BOND

CERTIFICATE FOLLOWING YOUR INABILITY TO MAKE THE TRIP DOWN TO OUR WORLD BANK(WB) HEADQUARTER IN GENEVA,SWITZERLAND.. .

OFFICE OF WORLD BANK(WB) WAS MEANT TO UNDERSTAND BY THE CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL/DIRECTOR OF OUR WORLD BANK(WB),JUSTICE(MRS) ROSLYN WOOD AND THE TELEX DIRECTOR/FINANCIAL

SURVEILLANCE OF OUR WORLD BANK(WB) MR MICHAEL GLASS THAT ONE MR CHARLES PATTERSON WHOM A COPY OF HIS IDENTIFICATION IS BEEN ATTACHED WITH BELOW CONTACT INFORMATION

AND ALSO WITH FULL BANKING INFORMATION/DETAILS THAT HE CAME TO THEIR OFFICE WITH THE FEE OF $980 AND A SCANNED COPY OF HIS INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT DEMANDING FOR THE

RELEASE AND TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND OF $2.7 MILLION INTO HIS NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ON THE CLAIM THAT YOU GAVE HIM THE PERMISSION ON YOUR SICK BED BEFORE YOU GAVE UP

THE GHOST TO REPRESENT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR CONTRACT FUND OF $2.7 MILLION AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN.

1.CHARLES PATTERSON
2.5400 QUEENS DRIVE,MULBERRY,1580,FLORIDA,USA.
MOBILE 313-675-4813,
NEXT OF KIN MR JOHN PATTERSON JR.
DOB 06/10/47.
AGE68,
MARRIED
4.ACCOUNTANT
5..WELLS FARGO BANK,MULBERRY ,FLORIDA
6. .ACCT NO 500002337602 ROUTING NO 954035044

FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPMENT,OFFICE OF WORLD BANK(WB) WISH YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY ARRANGEMENT REGARDING TO IMMEDIATE AND 24HRS TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND OF $45.7

MILLION INTO MR CHARLES PATTERSON NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONCLUDED AND FINALIZED BY THE TELEX DIRECTOR/FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE OF OUR WORLD BANK

(WB),MR MICHAEL GLASS AS THE TRANSFER HAS ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BY TODAY FOLLOWING HIS COMPLETION OF THE PROCESS SIGNING YOUR FUND RELEASE ORDER BOND

CERTIFICATE BY THE WORLD BANK(WB) LEGAL DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT/CONFIRMATION OF HIS PAYMENT OF $980 FOR THE LEGAL SERVICES/CHARGES OF THE WORLD BANK(WB) LEGAL
DEPARTMENT.HOWEVER, THE TELEX DIRECTOR/FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE OF OUR WORLD BANK(WB),MR MICHAEL GLASS HAS BEEN MANDATED AND EMPOWERED BY THE WHITE HOUSE PAYMENT
CONFIRMATION/VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT AND BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF CONTRACT PAYMENT PANEL COMMITTEE(CPPC) TO PLACE THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND OF $2.7 MILLION INTO MR

CHARLES PATTERSON ON HOLD FOR THE NEXT 72HRS TO ENABLE US REACH YOU FOR DIRECT CONFIRMATION OF THE AUTHENTICITY AND REALITY OF THIS CLAIM BY MR CHARLES PATTERSON

BEFORE HE WILL PROCEED ON THIS FUND TRANSFER INTO HIS NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT AS BEEN STATED ABOVE.BE INFORMED THAT THE WORLD BANK(WB) LAWYER/ATTORNEY,JUSTICE(MRS

CAROLINE WESTWOOD WHO WAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE WORLD BANK(WB) LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAVE ALREADY SWORN AFFIDAVIT OF OATH BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH COURT(I.H.C) ON

BEHALF OF MR CHARLES PATTERSON AS THE REAL BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THIS SAID FUND OF $2.7 MILLION FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT/CONFIRMATION OF HIS PAYMENT OF $980
FOR THEIR LEGAL SERVICES/CHARGES.

THIS MESSAGE SERVES AS A FINAL NOTIFICATION TO YOU AS OUR OFFICE OF WORLD BANK(WB) WILL NOT BE LIABLE OR HOLD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN ON YOUR CONTRACT FUND
OF $2.7 MILLION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THIS 72HRS FINAL MANDATE/DEADLINE GIVEN TO YOU.YOUR URGENT CLARIFICATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED ON THIS ISSUE AND WILL

BE AT YOUR BEST AND FAVORABLE INTEREST IF ACTUALLY YOU ARE STILL ALIVE AND NOT DEAD AS BEEN CLAIMED BY YOUR COUSIN,MR CHARLES PATTERSONYOU ARE HIGHLY WELCOME FOR ANY

POSSIBLE HELP /ASSISTANCE YOU FEEL WE CAN RENDER TO YOU IN THIS ASPECT..HERE ATTACHED IS A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR FUND DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE WHICH SHOWS THE EXISTENCE OF

THIS FUND OF $2.7 MILLION IN OUR CUSTODY.ALSO ATTACHED IS A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR CONTRACT AWARD AND JOB COMPLETION CERTIFICATE AS BEEN FORWARDED TO US FROM THE

CONCERNED OFFICE WHERE THIS SAID CONTRACT IS BEEN ORIGINATED.ALL THE APPROVALS,CLEAN BILLS AND CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE THAT IS BEEN ISSUED TO YOU BY
FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION(FBI),UNITED STATES DEPT OF JUSTICE(USDOJ) AND WHITE HOUSE(WH) IN RESPECT OF THIS FUND OF $2.7 MILLION RELEASE TO YOU CAN AS WELL BE

PROVIDED OR FORWARDED TO YOU ON REQUEST BY YOU FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE AUTHENTICITY AND REALITY OF THIS FUND OF $2.7 MILLION RELEASE TO YOU.


Yours Sincrely
Contact Person Dr. Kenneth Ego
Regional President African Branches
Email:kennethegowb@outlook.com
Mr JIM-YONG-KIM
PRESIDENT/FUND MONITORING UNIT WORLD BANK

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