419 scam: International Finance Corporation <gobbii.margaret811@gmail.com> Dear !!

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- georginabaker13@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: International Finance Corporation <gobbii.margaret811@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georginabaker13@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2020 13:14:13 +0100
Subject: Dear !!

Dear, My Name is Georgina Baker and I know you must be surprised. I'm
writing From the office of Vice President and Treasurer of IFC
(International Finance Corporation). I'm writing to you privately to notify
you that your email account has been approved for the sum of $600,000.00 US
Dollars in the ongoing IFC/World Bank Empowerment programme In our Yearly
Give Away.

The IFC (International Finance Corporation, under its Growth and
Employment, GEM, project, has approved $5.3 Billion for disbursement to
every innovator for the growth of his/her business. This is an economic
empowerment initiative to help people around the World. All participants
were randomly selected through computer ballot system, which your email
account emerged as a winner, The idea behind the WBES programme, the World
Bank noted, â€œis to further support to your Country drive to celebrate and
empower the most promising and highly salable indigenous technology
start-ups/businesses that are providing innovative solutions to local
challenges in the World.

We wish to inform you that you have been selected to benefit from the World
Bank empowerment scheme 2020. The empowerment programme is basically for
human development and to support you financially. The World Bank Group
works in every major area of development and growth of countries and
individuals. We wish to inform you that the World Bank Empowerment team
have Awarded you $600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
as support to enable you achieve your dreams and grow your business.

The IFC inline with the World Bank initiated an empowerment scheme in order
to help people around the world develop their businesses and livelihood
especially this year.

(KINDLY FOLLOW BELOW DIRECTIVES FOR CLAIMS): CLAIM IS FREE. The IFC Head
Office will send you a letter, Please reconfirm the following details for
claims and payment and send your below information directly to my email for
claims.

Email: georginabaker13@gmail.com
Name: Georgina Baker

Full Names:
Age:
Country:
City:
Gender:
Occupation:
Email Address:
Telephone Number:

Upon confirmation of claims, we will furnish our mode of payment.
Note: For security reasons and due to the mix-up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keep this notification strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
non-participants of this program. BE WARNED"

Thanks
In service,
Georgina Baker

https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/corp_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/about+ifc_new/leadership/georgina-baker

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