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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 NEW YORK <susanwhite.citibank58@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 04:01:21 -0700
Subject: CITI BANK NEW YORK BANK WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS OK.

*CITI BANK OF NEW YORK.
111 WALL STREET,NY.
Tel: (800) 627-3988.*


*Dear Sir. *

* CITI BANK NEW YORK FUNDS TRANSFER CREDIT INSTRUCTIONS OK. *

*Furtherance to payment notification order(RELEASE#XX-YBF) received from
United States Treasury Dept under the instruction of Mr.Timothy Geithner
and our ordering customers the Nigerian President through the office and
instructions of Dr.Raymond Chukwuma Duke,i wish to inform you that we have
programmed your funds transfer via our swift wire transfer diskette
system(SWTDS) into your nominated bank account or through CITI Bank ATM
Swift Visa Card,please reconfirm the following to our bank for urgent
payment as instructed by Dr.Raymond Chukwuma Duke in Nigerian whom we only
trust and take instructions from in Nigeria.*

*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.
5) Bank Name:
6) Bank Address:___________
7) Account Name:___________
8) Account Number:___________
9) Swift code:__________
10) Routing Number:___________*

*Meanwhile you are urgently requested to call Dr.Raymond Duke the Director
of Nigeria Funds Intelligence Group in Nigeria on his direct telephone
number 234-805-8875754 and ask him to release you your Presidential
International Transfer Bond Code which is what you will use to access and
withdraw your funds from your bank account or your ATM Card as you may
wish,the above Transfer Code is what our bank will use to send telex to
your bank once we credit your account with the sum of US$2,5Million as
instructed to our Bank,reconfirm the above details with the Presidential
International Transfer Code Numbers which Raymond Duke will issue to you
when you call him and we will within hours release the above sum to you
without delays,Raymond can be reached on this email as well: **
nfiu.ngr2012@gmail.com* <nfiu.ngr2012@gmail.com>* but it will be better you
call him on phone for theTranfer Bond Code to avoid delays in releasing
your funds as instructed to our bank by our ordering customers the Nigerian
Government through Dr.Raymond Duke,note that the only money you will send
to Raymond Duke in Nigeria is the little cost for the Presidential
International Transfer Bond Code which he will inform you teh official
cost,we intimated you on this to avoid been scammed by anybody after the
you have send to him the Presidential International Transfer Code fees.*

*Urgently waiting for the requested details for your transfer to be
effected without delays in your favour from the Citi Bank New York office
here as instructed by our ordering customers the Nigerian Government.*

*
Yours faithfully, *

*Ms,Susan White.
Citi Bank New York.
Tel: 253-390-7037.Inquiry line.*

**

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