419 scam: "World Bank COVID-19 Emergency"<sales@saninstruments.xyz> World Bank COVID-19 Emergency

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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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "World Bank COVID-19 Emergency"<sales@saninstruments.xyz>
Reply-To: <vsepul07@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:10:15 -0700
Subject: World Bank COVID-19 Emergency

The World Bank award a relief fund to provide emergency financial assistance to families affected by the coronavirus.

The World Bank COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund will help organizations and individuals most in need of assistance, a news release states.
"We have identified populations most at-risk of losing vital income to support their families, experience job loss, and of going hungry during events such as school closures," the statement reads. "We will work with and through our nonprofit and community partners to provide critical services and support and where necessary, provide direct assistance to individuals and families."
Two million dollars will be awarded to you within 48hours from now, in order to help emergency cases in your community and also build hospital, if we work together we can save the world. Your database for immediate release of your fund to your destinated home
address.
Beneficiary Full Name:...,
Address:.,
Tel:.... *Fax:..,
Age/sex:...Passport:...
I will get back to you with the paying bank contact details. So that we can start the immediate process to have it transfer to your account. Also, tr

Thanks for your cooperation

Mr. Ernest Ebi

Fidelity Bank General Manager

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