419 scam: "Dr. Francoise Dalcourt PhD JP"<admin@humanrights.org> *Office of The High Commissioner for Human rights

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Francoise Dalcourt PhD JP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <francoisedalcourt@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 05:24:22 -0700
Subject: *Office of The High Commissioner for Human rights

Office Of The French Social System & Compensation Scheme
Headquarters: Lyon, France

In collaboration with:
*Office of The High Commissioner for Human rights
*United Nations Foundation

MSG SWIFT NO: WBFR370MPBAPPXXXXX1015

Dear Sir/Madame,

This body is set up to recover all intercepted and unpaid contract funds, Inheritance payments, Lotto Funds, scammed victims compensation funds and approved natural disaster victim payments such as Earthquake Victims, Hurricane victims, Tsunami victims and Volcano victims being owned to Governments, Organizations and Individuals all over the world.

We have dispatched our most trained special auditors to various countries and have so far recovered approximately $370M (Three Hundred and Seventy Million United States Dollars). But, the most disturbing news is the rate of scam that is being committed around the globe at intervals which has been discovered by our special auditors. This act has rendered so many innocnet people bankrupt, homeless and helpless.

The good news we have for you now is that the World Bank and the members of Executive Council of the World Bank Groups have accepted to compensate all victims with a total sum of $2.5M each. This compensation payment takes effect from today so we advise you to urgently respond to this message and let us know if you are ready to accept this compensation amount of $2.5M and forget whatever business transaction you have with anybody in any part of the world in the past or present. We are sick and tired of all the reports we have been receiving against impostors and want to put a STOP to it once and for all. We shall cancel your name if we find out that you are still communicating with any impostor regarding any payment after today so be WARNED! Meanwhile your name and email has been included in our database as an individual to be compensated with the sum of $2,500,000.00

Finally, be informed that we shall cancel your payment if we find out that you are not a victim of any above stated misfortune which includes intercepted and unpaid contract funds, Inheritance payments, Lotto Funds, scammed victims compensation funds and approved natural disaster victim payments such as Earthquake Victims, Hurricane victims, Tsunami victims and Volcano victims being owned to Governments, Organizations and Individuals all over the world and have never had any dealings with any impostor, Individual, Bank or any organization regarding any payment.

Our goal is only to ensure that all victims or any misfortune like intercepted and unpaid contract funds, Inheritance payments, Lotto Funds, scammed victims compensation funds and approved natural disaster victim are well compensated and not to give free funds to people.

Thanks for your understanding and immediate compliance to this notification.

Faithfully Submitted!
Dr. Francoise Dalcourt PhD JP
Approved by: Dr.Jim Yong Kim
World Bank President.

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