419 scam: "Mr. David R. Malpass"<info@lee.com> Re: Payment Approval sum of (27.3 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR)!

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mr.davidr.malpass2020@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David R. Malpass" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.davidr.malpass2020@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:20:13 -0700
Subject: Re: Payment Approval sum of (27.3 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR)!

Dear Rightful Beneficiary!!!

This is to bring to your kind notice that World Bank and United Nations have verified your contract file and found out why you have not received your fund is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your fund.

We have now decided to bring a solution to your problem, right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center, this card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum amount is (US$250,000.00) per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know and also indicate if you wish to receive payment either by wire transfer to your account or by the ATM card machine.

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out the total sum of (US$27,300,000.00) Million Three Hundrend Thousand as part payment for this fiscal year 2019. email back as soon as you receive this important message for further direction.

Mr. David R. Malpass

President of the World Bank

Email. (mr.davidr.malpass2020@gmail.com)

Re: Payment Approval Re: Payment Approval sum of (27.3 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR)!sum of (27.3 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR)!

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