The "World Bank Group" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers

The fake "World Bank Group" email below is a scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.

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The World Bank Group Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers

A "World Bank Group" Advance-Fee Scam

From: "World Bank Group" - info@adnic.ae

Date: April 16, 2019 at 8:48:09 AM MST

Subject: Important Information

Reply-To: admin@world-bank.org.uk

Attention,

Good day,

I hereby officially notify you about the present arrangement which the organization has mapped out the sum of US$850,000 to be sent to you.The amount was assigned for compensation through World Bank and Groups in respect to alleviate poverty in the nation. Your email address was assigned among the people to be compensated.

Upon the receipt of this mail you are advised to send the following information as soon as possible for the processing of the fund to you so you absolutely have nothing to worry about. Contact the remittance officer Mr. James Wells ( admin@world-bank.org.uk ) with the following information for your fund transfer process.

1) YOUR FULL NAME. 2) RESIDENTIAL RECEIVING ADDRESS 3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER. 4) YOUR PROFESSION. 5) YOUR AGE.

Send the above information to ( admin@world-bank.org.uk ) for your fund process.Do not send it to me please.

Yours faithfully,

Ms. Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly .

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August 23, 2020 at 7:27 PM by
The "World Bank Group" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers
an anonymous user from: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

The Federal Reserve System

Constitution Ave NW & 20th Street Northwest,

Washington, DC 20551, United States.

Attention: Beneficiary,

YOUR APPROVED COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF US$10,300,000.00 FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

Due to the ongoing global pandemic, your email account has been approved to receive the sum of $10,300,000.00 USD as a form of relief/compensation fund. The Federal Reserve Bank discovered that Over 40 million people were qualified to receive"Billions of dollars" of unclaimed money around the world. The money includes forgotten social security deposits, uncashed overtime checks, over-due winning/contract payment, Palliative benefits, lost insurance, and tax refunds.

After gathering these sums, a random email selection was done to single out beneficiaries who are qualified to receive these funds, but a lady by the named of Mrs. Shayna Britney from Florida has already filed an application of claim at the Federal Reserve Bank headquarters with some official documents to claim your fund on your behalf due to your "ill health" as she claimed. Please clarify her claims.

Your fund is currently in our correspondent bank in Hawaii, American Savings Bank. The federal reserve bank had to keep a low profile on these transactions to curb the intrusion of impostors flocking the internet trying to claim other people's benefits. The woman who was trying to claim your fund on your behalf is currently under the FBI's custody for further investigation. The main objective of this project is to ease the financial difficulties of a few distressed but lucky individuals. Get back to me with your name, address, and phone number for further details on how to proceed.

Regards,

Mr. Jerome Powell

Chairman of Federal Reserve Board.

Delete

July 27, 2020 at 1:43 AM by
The "World Bank Group" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers
an anonymous user from: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"Subject: YOUR FUND HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT

From: WORLD BANK <groupbworldUSA2020@outlook.com>

Thu 23/07/2020 13:09

1818 H Street NW,

Washington, D.C., U.S.

WORLD BANK GROUP.

REF:-XVGNN82010

Attention: Beneficiary,

YOUR APPROVED COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF US$10,300,000.00 FROM WORLD BANK

It's my pleasure to inform you that we have reconciled with our logistic department on the reimbursement of some funds spent by you during the cause of your inadequate dealings with some impostors who claim to be staff in banks and other regional payment centers. The world bank group discovered that Over 40 million people were qualified to receive"Billions of dollars" of unclaimed money around the world. The money includes forgotten social security deposits, uncashed overtime checks, over-due winning/contract payment, Inheritance payment and lost insurance and tax refunds.

Our reconciliation teams with the prospectus instrument of the United Nations froze suspected impostor's account. This support was fully effective with the help of the World Bank after a summit meeting in the United States on financial instability issues fluctuating in the economy as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. After gathering these sums, the World Bank provided us with the list of beneficiaries to be paid. A random email selection was done to pick out beneficiaries who are qualified to claim these funds but a lady by the named of Mrs. Shayna Britney from Florida has already filed an application of claim at the Federal Reserve Bank with a power of attorney and some official documents to claim your fund on your behalf due to your "ill health" as she claimed.

You have been approved to receive the sum of $10,300,000.00. Kindly get back to me with your full name, address and phone number to clarify her claim before we proceed.

Regards,

Mr. David Malpass.

President world bank group, USA."

Another scam.

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February 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM by
The "World Bank Group" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers
info

"From: MR WILLIAMS LEONARD <info@newbank.org>

Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 9:30 AM

Subject: URGENT ATTENTION,

To: Recipients <info@newbank.org>

NEW INTERNATIONAL TRUST BANK

HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS 100 NORTH TRYON

STREET CHARLOTTE, NC 28255

Dear Beneficiary,

We have been informed this day by the concern authority to have your fund release process completed otherwise

Kindly note that this funds was generated by the United State Government from the World Bank, due to rate of scams out there in Africa, the United States Governments has filed a case against the Nigerian Government and all other African Countries involving in scam activities, after the case has been taken to Court, the Law Court gave

orders that the Nigerian Governments and all other African Countries to

release the total sum of $USD2 Billion Dollars (TWO BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) which was tagged Unclaimed Fund.

There after the funds has been released from the World bank to New international trust bank, to have the fund release with an immediate effect, the United State Governments has chosen New international trust bank,To Inform The Rightful Beneficiary, and your name and email address was also found on our list.

If you are receiving this notification for the first Time ($USD7, 500,000) which is on your name, can only be deliver to you through on line banking money transfer.

To this end we request you to reconfirm below information to ensure accurately delivery Of Your Fund.

FULL NAMES:

DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:

Therefore forward your details to this email: williamsleonard80@gmail.com 0r call 234 9059688214

WILLIAMS LEONARD

DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT (C.P.U"

Here is another scam.

Delete

January 4, 2020 at 12:30 PM by
The "World Bank Group" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers
info

Here is another scam

- Forwarded message -

From: World Bank Group <goodwill491@yahoo.com>

Date: Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 1:12 AM

Subject: Attention: Beneficiary. Sir/Madam,

Attention: Beneficiary. Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that after the Inauguration of new President of Federal Republic of Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed World Bank Group Nigeria to release all the contract payment to original beneficiaries and those scam victim to compensate them with sum of Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($20.5 Million USD) Signed by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo.

We understood that there is high level of scam in West Africa that is why United State Government/Nigeria Government appointed me as New Foreign Remittance Director World Bank Group Nigeria.

1) Your full name. 2) Contact Address 3) Phone, fax and mobile #. 4) Age. 5) Occupation. 6) Your bank details.

Kindly go through this mail and get back to us to enable your fund release to you in legal way. Send all your reply to Email: wbnkgroup2019@gmail.com

Thanks for your understanding

Yours truly,

Dr Michael Collins.

World Bank Auditors.

Delete

August 26, 2019 at 6:55 PM by
The "World Bank Group" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers
info

"From: "World Bank Group"<info@worldbank.org>

Date: August 26, 2019 at 5:20:03 PM EDT

Subject: Urgent Information

Reply-To: <admin@worldbank.org.uk>

Attention,

Good day,

I hereby officially notify you about the present arrangement which the organization has mapped out the sum of US$850,000 to be sent to you.The amount was assigned for compensation through World Bank and Groups in respect to alleviate poverty in the nation. Your email address was assigned among the people to be compensated.

Upon the receipt of this mail you are advised to send the following information as soon as possible for the processing of the fund to you so you absolutely have nothing to worry about. Contact the remittance officer Mr. James Wells ( admin@worldbank.org.uk ) with the following information for your fund transfer process.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.

2) RESIDENTIAL RECEIVING ADDRESS

3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.

4) YOUR PROFESSION.

5) YOUR AGE.

Send the above information to ( admin@worldbank.org.uk ) for your fund process.Do not send it to me please.

Yours faithfully,

Ms. Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly .."

Here is another scam.

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The "World Bank Group" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers