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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: "gary wilson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibkintremdpt@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 1980 04:46:00 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE

Citi bank
25-33 Canada Sq
London E14 5LB, United Kingdom
InternationalRemittance Dpt
Telephone: +447587340088
Fax no : +448447749148
E-mail:citibkintremdpt@gmail.com

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially informed you that two people you sent to our Bank to stand on your behalf in receiving
your approved inheritance/contract fund has arrived successfully but we want to be sure if they were really
sent by you that is why we are contacting you first as you know that an instruction has been given by the
Debt Reconciliation Committee that all funds owed to our various beneficiaries must be paid before the year
2011.

Below here are the account details they submitted to us to transfer your total fund with the accrued interest,
also we were informed that this account was given to them by you, so we want you to contact me with
immediately with the confirmation of this subject.

BANK NAME: WELLS FARGO BANK.
ADDRESS: 1063 11TH ST REEDLEY CA 93654
ACCOUNT #3292957895
ROUTING # 121042882.
BENEFICIARY NAME: JAMES WELLS.

Please confirm to us if this information is ok and was sent by you as to enable us commence on the transfer
immediately since the approval payment instruction has been given by Prime Minister, we need your urgent
response as to enable us meet up with the mandate given to us by the Prime Minister. we also need your full
details in order to backup your transfer payment in the following order.

FULL NAME
ADDRESS:
ZIP CODE
COUNTRY:
AGE/SEX:
OCCUPATION:
BANK DETAILS:
A VALID IDENTITY CARD:

Yours in service,

Gary Wilson
Director, Remittance Unit
Citi Bank UK

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