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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: "Mr.JIM YONG KIM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mralexben44@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:06:09 -0000
Subject: [***SPAM***] DEAR BENEFICIARY
WORLD BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC
Headquarters 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA.
Phone Number ( +18647194512 )
DEAR BENEFICIARY ,
GOOD DAY TO YOU , PLEASE WE ARE SORRY FOR OUR LATE RESPOND CONCERNING WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH ON YOUR TRANSFER BUT THANK GOD THAT WE HAVE FINAL SUCCEED THIS AFTERNOON SO ALL I WANT YOU TO DO NOW IS CLICK THE BANK SITE LINK BELOW AND FILL YOUR CORRECT EMAIL AND PASSWORD BEFORE YOUR TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE AND YOU WILL USE YOUR HAND TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT HAVING ANY PROBLEM BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM THEN YOU NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING GO SUCCESSFUL.
CLICK BELOW LINK AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU FILL YOUR CORRECT INFORMATION OF YOUR VALID EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO CONFIRM YOUR TRANSFER ,SO MAKE SURE YOU FILL THE CORRECT EMAIL AND PASSWORD.
Click this link and fill it: Click Here https://realfinupdatespro.com/active/gtysrdef/
YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS NEEDED AND WHATEVER DELAY OR PROBLEM DON'T JUST DELAY TO INFORM US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT ONCE IS SUCCESSFUL GET BACK TO US TO SEND YOU THE TRANSFER SLIP TO CONFIRM YOUR FUND WITH YOUR BANK AFTER 72 HOURS. WE WISH YOU CONGRATULATION IN ADVANCE AND WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND AS SOON AS YOUR FUND TRANSFERRED COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL.
YOURS IN SERVICE AND THANKS FOR CO-UNDERSTAND
Mr.JIM YONG KIM
PHONE NUMBER: +18647194512
PRESIDENT OF WORLD BANK FOREIGN REMITTANCE
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