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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:

Fraud email example:

From: " GREEN." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibanklondon3@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:25:44 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY..Ref: CITI/BKL/STB: CODE:678/UNGAAP)C

THE UNITED NATION ORGANISATION
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED NATION PAYMENT APPROVAL OFFICE
Special Duties/Logistics Department
FOREIGN CONTRACT/WINNING PAYMENT BUREAU


==========================================================================
U.S.A GOVERNMENT,WORLD BANK,UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL APPROVAL
PAYMENT VALUED $8.3M

ATTN BENEFICIARY

United Nation Organization Fund Office in collaboration with British /U.S.A
Government and World Bank, do hereby give this irreversible
endorsement order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for the 2010
United National Grant Alleviation Allocation Entitlement/Award
Winning payment with the United Nation to your nominated bank account.Your
Payment Release Code is as follows; United Nation Approval No;
UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021,Allocation No:
674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your
Certificate of Merit Payment No: UNGAAP-103, World Bank Released Code No:0763;
Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No:
XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, Hence, you are now
qualified to receive and confirm your payment from the United Nation Fund
Office through the Citibank Plc London, immediately within the next 72hrs.

In other to justify the rationale for your nomination for this grant, you are
required to Deal and Communicate only with Mr.Kenneth Anderson ,
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK OF UNITED KINGDOM, with the help and
monitory team from the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND OF NEW YORK
which is our official corresponding bank heading the Committee On United Nation
Grant Alleviation Allocation Programme (UNGAAP) Payment Matters, So
contact: Mr.Kenneth Anderson on his contact information, ,TELEPHON,
OFFICE/BANK:+44 (702) 4072888,Email:citibanklondon3@yahoo.com.hk , for
immediate release of your 2010 United Nation Grant Alleviation Allocation
Entitlement Claim.

Note: Your personal Contact/Communication Code with Citibank is (678/UNGAAP);
you are advice to send you full information to the Citibank
of London International Remittance Director Headed by Mr.Kenneth Anderson and
make sure you speak with him, with your new payment code for release
of your payment.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
6) BANK DETAILS, ACCOUNT#, ROUTE/SWIFT CODE, BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS:
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

As a matter of fact, it has come to our notice that most criminal syndicate has
employ this opportunity to defraud innocent people, We warn
you not to correspond to any unknown contact made to you without confirming from
this office for prove as you might be lured with a similar
opportunity that may sound interesting.

CONTACT CODE(678/UNGAAP)

OFFICER: Mr.Kenneth Anderson
POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTL, REMMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
TELEPHONE OFFICE/BANK::( +44 (702) 4072888),
FAX NUMBER:+447031971216
EMAIL:citibanklondon3@yahoo.com.hk

SIR DENNIS GREEN.
United Nation Grant Alleviation Allocation
Programme (UNGAAP) Agent
United Kingdom Regional Office


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