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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "WORLD BANK GROUP" <prueba@tdm.com.pe>
Reply-To: mw1192704@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 06:35:24 -0700
Subject: APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ACCOUNT
DEAR BENEFICIARY APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ACCOUNT WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU T=
HAT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND WORLD BANK GAVE INSTRUCTION T=
O OUR BANK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT IS PAID TO YOU BEFORE=
THE END OF THIS MONTH. YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THE LISTED BENEFICIARY THAT WAS=
PROGRAMMED TO ME BE PAID. WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF THE ACCOUNT DETAILS YOU SEN=
D TO US TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES D=
OLLARS). THEREFORE, WE ARE USING THE BELOW ACCOUNT TO CREDIT YOUR TEN MILLI=
ON UNITED STATES DOLLARS AS YOU HAVE SUBMITTED TO THIS OFFICE. THE CREDITIN=
G BANK WILL BE INFORMED OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. DO CONFIRM THE ACCOUNT ONCE MO=
RE IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION BELOW. ACCOUNT NAME : KE=
NNETH KRONENBERGER ACCOUNT NUMBER:3105933640 ROUTING NUMBER: 256074976 BANK=
NAME AND ADDRESS: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION TX USA WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR R=
ESPONSE. YOU ARE ADVISED TO RESPOND TO THIS MAIL URGENTLY OR WE WILL TRANSF=
ER THE FUND TO THE ABOVE ACCOUNT AS DIRECTED. REGARDS, MICHAEL WILSON FINAN=
CIAL CONTROLLER WORLD BANK GROUP WC. USA
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