419 scam: "Inland Revenue Services" <admin@bekore.ga> World Bank payment

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- creditunit.hsbc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Inland Revenue Services" <admin@bekore.ga>
Reply-To: creditunit.hsbc@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:28:12 +0200
Subject: World Bank payment

Address: Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1P 4QP, UK. =
The World Bank United Kingdom, after series of meeting held by our board of=
directors, the World Bank President (Mr. Jim Yong Kim) has given us the In=
land Revenue Services Department a serious warning to make sure that the fu=
nd should be released to the beneficiaries. This Instruction was made by Th=
e World Bank. I want to inform you that you have been assign to receive the=
sum $9,650,000.00 Dollars. ( Nine Million Six hundred and Fifty thousand U=
nited State Dollars} from HSBC Bank South Africa to your Bank Account, this=
fund is allocated to you as an individual to receive from Criminal benefit=
, cash seizure, forfeiture, asset, confiscation and civil recovery are all =
covered by the Proceeds as a Reimbursement Fund for individual empowerment.=
The World Bank Group and HSBC Bank South Africa will make sure that your f=
und is been credited and released to your Bank Account. Be informed that th=
ere is no risk involved in this transaction, it has nothing to do with Drug=
s, Arms and thus you need not to be afraid, in the interim. Because of this=
. (THE WORLD BANK) have chosen a capable affiliate Bank of our choice to ha=
ndle this transaction for us. (HSBC Bank South Africa) The United Nations A=
nti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not ins=
truct any other Bank or agent in this payment except Mr. Alfonso Wilson. Re=
mittance department (HSBC Bank South Africa), therefore, you are to contact=
him on this Email: creditunit.hsbc@gmail.com to direct you on how to recei=
ve your fund through Bank to Bank (EFT) transfer. Regards, Dr. Jim Yong Kim=
World Bank President All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline. Th=
e World Bank United Kingdom=20

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