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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:

Fraud email example:

From: WorldBank HSBC Bank Unclaimed Funds Payment <dennissmith5671@gmail.com>
Reply-To: payments@wbicrcfunds.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:10:14 +0800
Subject: Your Unpaid Fund Is Now Ready For Payment

Attention: Beneficiary,

Your Unclaimed Funds is ready for Payment as approved.

Following the approval by the United States Government, the World Bank
in collaboration with the HSBC Bank USA for payments of all unclaimed
and unpaid funds, your fund US$ 2,854,000 (Two Million Eight Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) as listed in your name as
Unclaimed Fund is now ready and available for payment to you as soon
as your details are can be verified as genuine details of the
beneficiary to receive the fund. These unpaid and unclaimed funds have
not been paid to beneficiaries till now due to series of
irregularities and errors caused by the way and method you have been
trying to receive your fund. These irregularities and errors have now
been cleared and your fund ready is now for payment.

You are required to send your shipment/dispatch details for
verification and dispatch of your fund pay check and draft to your
address. Also send us your mobile phone number.

Send your details to: payments@wbicrcfunds.com

Please note that you will be required to pay Check Dispatch Fee of US$
175 (Shipment and Insurance) to enable us to dispatch and send your
check to your address instantly via DHL or FedEx.

Text Messages: +1 (202) 770-3092 (Washington DC) +1 (404) 543-0107
(Text & WhatsApp)

Your quick response is required.

Regards,

Jurg Kisselrig
Deputy Director,
World Bank HSBC Bank Funds Committe
Regional Delegation In Washington DC, USA
Address: 1100 Connecticut Ave NW # 500, Washington, DC 20036,
United States of America

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