419 scam: "World Bank Group"<werkstatt@woermann.eu> INFORMATION

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- owen_joseph200@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "World Bank Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@accentci.com>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 16:47:12 -0700
Subject: INFORMATION

The United Nations Economic and Social Council
Funds Office United Nations
1775K St New # 400 Washington D.C 20006-1500,
Website http://www.un.org/
https://www.un.org/press/en/2005/ik486.doc.htm

PRESS RELEASE NO: 2024/168/ECR

United Nations Foundation

Dear: Sir/Madam,

Congratulations! We're excited to announce to you that your email and Name has been listed as one of the COVID-19 beneficiaries to inherit the sum of $6,500,000.00 USD (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) from the United Nations Organization announces an emergency COVID-19 charity Compensation donation by the United States of American Government to all individuals around the world.

To claim your Inheritance / Compensation fund, send in your full name and contact address with the confirmation code:(RBI-DEL/ID3/6.5US) to our General consultant.

Contact Person: (Mr. Owen Joseph, our General Consultant Branch Office in South Africa),
Email: info@accentci.com
owen_joseph200@hotmail.com
Paying out Amount: $6,500,000.00 USD (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar)

This program was held in Africa on Friday, 9 February 2024 with African union, European union and North American Union. The United Nations COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund is a UN inter-agency fund mechanism established by the UN Secretary-General to help support low- and middle income earners.

Yours Faithfully,
Ana Maria Men?ndez
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/ana-men%C3%A9ndez
(Financial officer) Economic and Social Council

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