419 scam: "Mr. BRAD BOWERS,." <bensonhoak@gmail.com> IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "world.weld@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "world.weld@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. BRAD BOWERS,." <bensonhoak@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rechelchris@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 23:11:39 -0700
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX027 (UNITED STATE OF AMERICA)
WEBSITE: www.imf.org \ world.weld@yandex.com

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

ATTN: sir/madam,

I am Mr. BRAD BOWERS, The World Bank President. This message is based on
the meeting which the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) and African
Union (AU) held in London UNITED STATE OF AMERICA on 20th of August 2021
regarding your expenses which you made for failed Transactions like
Contract Fund, bank transfer, Lottery Fund transfer and inheritance fund.
According to the International Monetary Funds Agency (I.M.F), they
discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt
officials of the Banks And Legal Attorneys who are Trying to divert your
money into their private accounts, and we want to use this opportunity to
inform you that some of this fraudsters has been curbed and their account
has been also frozen, regarding to the meeting the UN, EU, AU held, all the
money that was recovered from their account must be used to compensate the
victims. This is to fight crime and corruptions.

Note: You are advised to contact the FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER IN UNITED
STATE DIPLOMATIC EMBASSY set up for this payment by WORLD BANK with your
correct contact details below. And also be informed that the amount to be
paid to you BY WIRE TRANSFER, INTERNATIONAL CASHIER CHECK,OR ATM MASTER
CARD depending on what you choose to receive your payment worth of
$10,000,000.00 USD. Meanwhile, FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIM CENTER IN UNITED STATE
OF AMERICA {FPCC} has received your payment authority/irrevocable
release/unconditional payments guarantee by the executive directors of
United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) to pay you
off this $10,000,000.00 USD.

I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know the statues
of your funds and cause for the delay, Please this is like a Mafia setting
all over the world, you may not understand this because you are not aware
of it.

Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your funds
that i managed to sneak out for your kind perusal. PLEASE CHECK AMONG
THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO HAVE SCAMMED YOU, IF YES GET
BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

1) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN)
2) Senator David Mark
3) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN)
4) John Rob(Barclays bank plc)
5) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc)
6) Ronald Franklin
7) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
9) Mr. Mike Jombo
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
10) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
(11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members
12) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili
14) And other scammer not listed behind

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions
with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you
directly from our source.

You are therefore advice to contact the fiduciary agent who is in charge to
direct you whom to contact for the release of the Consignment with the
below contact details:
CONTACT PERSON: NEIL A MURPHY
EMAIL: world.weld@yandex.com

Telephone Number:

The Delivery Schedule of your fund has been arranged and would be
dispatched to your
destination as soon as we hear from you today.

Send an mail immediately to NEIL A MURPHY, and also send the following
information as stated below to him:

1. YOUR FULL NAMES:........................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS:........................
3. PHONE NUMBER & FAX NUMBER:..............
4. YOUR OCCUPATION:....... ................
5. COUNTRY NAME:...........................
6. AGE:....................................
7. SEX:....................................
8. MARITAL STATUS: ........................
9. YOUR NEXT OF KIN: ......................
10.EMAIL ADDRESS: .........................

It is very important that you contact Mr. Smith Fego Immediately and start
on the process to claim your CONSIGNMENT TRUNK seal award compensated,
Foreign Remittance Department through email for urgent Payment delivery.
Congratulations in Advance.

Mr. BRAD BOWERS,.
(President World Bank)

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