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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: "CITIBANK OF LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibank.plc@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:21:36 +0100
Subject: urgent reply needed

CITIBANK INTERNATIONAL PLC LONDON
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Address:Promenade Level, Cabot Place East,
Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QS
 
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
 
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US 4.6 MILLION
 
It is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (Citibank PLC). I am Mr. Jonathan Steinberg,
The Chief Financial, Foreign Operations Department, CitiBank Plc, UK. The British Government in conjunction with US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
On foreign payment matters has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help
of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
 
As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Body together with the Committee on International Debt Reconciliation Department
to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202, Transfer Allocation No.: citibank/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569,
Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate CITIBANK Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014.Having received these vital payment numbers,
you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with us within the next 72hrs.
 
Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund Beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this second term of the
year 2010. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this second quarter of the year,
you are entitled to receive the sum of Four Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$4,600,000.00) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other eligible beneficiaries.
To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:
 
1) Your full Name:
2) Your full Address:
3) Your Contact Telephone and Fax No:
3) Your Profession, Age and Marital Status:
4) Any valid form of your Identification/Driven Licence
5)Bank Name and Address
6)Account Name and Number
7)Swift code/ Routing Number
 
As soon as we receive the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay. Be also informed that you are not allowed to Communicate with any 
other person(s) or office any longer so as to avoid conflict of information, you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from citibank.
 
We look forward to serving you better.
 
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Jonathan Steinberg
PHONE: +447031904854 FAX: +44-207-681-3105 E-mail:citibank@fastwebmail.it
(CFO)Chief Financial Officer
 
Regard Senate
SIR J Eric Daniels
(Director, International Remittance Dept. Citi bank London)
 
                                                                  ( Copyright © 2010 Citigroup Inc.)


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