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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: Citi Bank {CB} <webinf0citibk2@att.net>
Reply-To: inf0citibkus@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:44:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Master Card Payment System


Your Master Card Payment System




Presidential Committee on Foreign Payments




Foreign Remittance Department




Citi Bank {CB}






Attention: Sir,







Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
your inheritance fund was handled by our correspondence office. After
Extensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake
holders in the Government, Subcommittees of the United Nations, O.A.U
and world banks officials.




It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your inheritance Fund would be
released on a special method of payment, which tag Name Reads MASTER
CREDIT CARD.



This method of payment is designed by the Government to
avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies Either
Through Anti-Terrorist Certificate or other certificates. This Master
Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank
Requirement.






This office has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the
MASTER CREDIT CARD .And that your inheritance payment file should be
passed to my desk for clarification. Upon Certification that your file
is ok .This Office would direct you on how to receive your over due
inheritance fund via MASTER CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be
delivered to you via Courier. In the light of this afore mentioned, you
are required to furnish this office with the following information.




Your Name.




Address.




Median Name.




Your Next of Kin and your date of Birth.




Your telephone number and fax.




A front and back pages of your international passport or driving license.






This Information would be used in opening of an account here .It is from
here that the MASTER CREDIT CARD would be used in issuance of The SWIFT
CREDITS CARD in your favor with the Credit card Number and all your
information inserted into the card.









Upon completion of this issuance of the MASTER CREDIT CARD, It would be
send to you via Courier to your residential Address. Urgently furnish
this office with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it's
in line with the one contained in our payment data.









Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a
suspense Account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in
your Name Before the MASTER CREDIT CARD is issued. Waiting for your 
urgent response.







Thank you,








Mr. William John





Peri




Remittance Department




Citi Bank USA




Tel: +17863458198




Fax 1 719 387-9621










 



Citibank is the source of information about and access to U.S. domestic
financial services provided by Citibank retail banking and the Citigroup
family of companies and is intended for use domestically in the U.S.
Terms, conditions and fees for accounts, products, programs and services
are subject to change.





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This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended
solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended
recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original
message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this
e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are
unlawful. Citi Bank  USA reserves the right to monitor and review the
content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages
sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on Citi Bank USA
e-mail system.


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