419 scam: "Mr. Shaolin Yang"<noticeboard@fuse.net> Payment Notice Of Your Fund

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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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Shaolin Yang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shaolin_yang631@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2022 02:20:18 -0700
Subject: Payment Notice Of Your Fund

World Bank Group
1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA

Greetings From The Board/Management Of The World Bank Group

Dear beneficiary,

This is to inform you that one Jo Ann Errickson of (621 Madison Street, Little Chute, WI, 54140,USA), filed an application contrary to the claims of your pending inheritance fund on your behalf. The above-mentioned person visited this bank with a power of attorney given in her favor by you, granting her the benefit to process and claim your inheritance fund worth $1o,700,000.00 (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for reasons we do not understand.

She further stated that the fund should be wired into her bank account with American Express National Bank, Account Name: Jo Ann Errickson, Account Number: 6210123286840, Routing Number 124071889. Meanwhile, we have asked her to return back within 72hours, to enable us to have a personal confirmation notice from you being the legal/bona fide beneficiary of the said fund before we can release the fund to her as instructed on the power of attorney she submitted.

Hence, you are required to answer the below question before we can proceed with the fund release/transfer to her.

(1). Did you instruct Jo Ann Errickson to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?
(2). Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in her favor thereby making her the current beneficiary?

We are sorry to have delayed your instruction in giving out this fund since we must adhere to the procedures of this honorable bank by making sure this request is verified and confirmed by the beneficiary and his existing attorney.

Your immediate confirmation to the above will be appreciated. We look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,
Shaolin Yang
Managing Director/Chief Administrative Officer, World Bank Group

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