419 scam: "World Bank" <office@worldbank.org> Concerning Your Payment of USD655,000.00

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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 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.
- visainc17@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "World Bank" <office@worldbank.org>
Reply-To: unga.mogensl@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:10:02 +0100
Subject: Concerning Your Payment of USD655,000.00

THE WORLD BANK
HEADQUARTERS;
1818 H Street, NW Washington,
DC 20433,USA.
LETTER OF NOTICE FOR YOUR PAYMENT OF USD665,000.00

Please bear with us for making this initial contact through email.
In partnership with the International Monetary Fund(IMF), an agreement was reached between both organization to settle all outstanding payments all over the world accrued to individuals/corporations with respect to local and overseas contract payment, debt re-scheduling and outstanding compensation payment. Please be informed that you that you have been selected and approved as beneficiary to receive your own payment of USD665,000(Six Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand Dollars) only. We have been notified that you are yet to receive your fund valued at USD665,000. This valued amount of USD665,000 will be release to you from VISA Inc through VISA card or through any of our diplomatic channels centered in your country and around the world.
All it takes to enable you receive your fund is for you to accurately reconfirm the required details below so we can facilitate the immediate release of your fund to you by VISA card which is easier and flexible to access by self. Please contact VISA below and reconfirm the required details below to them:

(1) Full Names:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Country of Residence:
(4) Date of Birth:
(5) Phone/Cell Number:
(6) Occupation:

Contact Charles Scharf

Contact email : visainc17@gmail.com

When contacting the office above in person of Charles Scharf, please do quote or include the amount which is USD665,000.00(Six Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand Dollars).

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Jim Yong Kim,
President, World Bank

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