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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Citibank Nigeria" <citipayment@citibanknigworld.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 18:16:34 +0000
Subject: To Marie Paquette,Extremely urgent.

CITIBANK NIGERIA PLC

REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE,

CITI HOUSE IKEJA

5 ALLEN AVENUE IKEJA

LAGOS-NIGERIA

TEL: 234-803-464-7600

EMAIL TO: citipayment@citibanknigworld.com

EMAIL TO: citipayment@bankersmail.com

MEMO

From : Foreign Operation Unit

 

Attention: Marie Paquette

 

Winning Number: 7-14-18-23-31-45

 

I wish to inform you regarding your US$1.2 Million which we receive instruction from Micro-Soft Lottery which your name is listed among the winners which will receive their payment through the africa region from our bank here Citibank Nigeria Plc .

We want to inform you that you will receive this payment through certified bank Draft and you are requested to come down to Nigeria to pick your certified bank draft, alternatively the draft can be sent to you through Federal Diplomatic post Delivery and you must pay for the cost of sending the draft to you through Courrier service including PTA,the amount is 350 Dollars.

Any beneficiary who cannot be able to visit Nigeria for the collection of his/her draft is requested to pay 350 Dollars through Western Union Money Transfer for the cost of sending the draft to him/her with PTA .

See the information on how to make the payment through western union money transfer with the name of our secretary:-

Name: Ulu Joy Amarachi
Address: No. 3 Eleke Cresent Lagos-Nigeria
Text Question: Purpose
Answer: Shipment

After the payment, send us the control number (MTCN)with the full name of the sender, you are kindly advised to do that today and that will enable us dispatch your draft.

 

Have a nice day.

Reverend John Eze

Manager,

Foreign Operation Unit (F.O.U)

Citibank Nigeria Plc

Ikeja,Lagos-Nigeria.

Working hours: Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 6.00pm

Saturday: 10.00am -2.00pm

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