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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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Fraud email example:

From: Young White <"citibank."@alto.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: citibank01@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:58:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: We will transfer your funds (15,800,000.00)

CITIBANK OF Benin republic Corporate Office
Headquarters 12 Eze Okoli Street Cotonou
Our Ref:CBD/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
Cotonou,Benin republic Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Customer service: (+229 628-75-721)

Dear esteemed customer,

The Management of the CITIBANK OF Benin republic Corporate Office Headquarters 12 Eze Okoli Street Awka wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives yesterday,the 19th Day of July 2017 at precisely 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the United Arabia Emirate Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York according to the record we got from Africa due to your inability to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor payment obligation.The actual transfer of your funds(15,800,000.00) into the government account comes up next week.

This is in line with the instructions of the UAE Treasurer,Mrs.Rosa Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds be paid into the United Emirate Government Treasury Account as unserviceable funds in compliance to section 3 subsection 1 (a) of the United Emirate Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear country on September 11,2001. Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be transferred into following the government directive: Official Bankers for the United Emirate Treasury Department AC NO: Routing NO:021109593 Account Name:United States Treasury Department,USA

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of those transactions to be seized by the United Arabia Emirate Government.Also be informed that we need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the SEAL was reduced from 800 to $98 and no other fee is involved. You are required to send the fee of $98 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the bank where your transaction originated as stated below: INFORMATION

Receiver's Name.... SAMSON NNAIJ
Address:Cotonou,Benin republic
Text Question ........ WHEN
Text Answer ........ NOW
Amount..................$98
Sender's Name:-------------
MTCN or REFERENCE Number

The name of the city from where the money was sent If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds (15,800,000.00) before we close office and the funds will reflect 3hours after the transfer.We will send you all the transfer documents to enable you start making cash withdrawals from your account same day the funds are transferred.We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to wait.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours faithfully,
Managers.Young White
CITI BANK OF Benin
Tell (+229 628-75-721)
E-mail:citibank01@yahoo.com

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