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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 UK <citibanklondonuk0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <fundsremittancedept@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:39:21 +0100
Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF
(US$10,500,000.00)

CITIBANK OF LONDON UK
Promenade Level, Cabot Place East,
Canary Wharf, London, E144QS.
Tel: +44-770-002-8258
http://www.citibank.co.uk


REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT
YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$10,500,000.00)

This is to notifying you about this said fund.

After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by
the Nigeria Government in conjunction with the Ministry Of Finance and
Central Bank of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This bank has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum
of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($10,500,000.00) Of your Inheritance fund claim that has been holding
since is transferred into your bank Account from their Domiciliary
Account with this Bank.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going
through hard ways by passing through difficulties to see to the release
of your Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($10,500,000.00), which has been the handwork of some miscreant elements
from that Country.

The only thing required from you is to obtain NON-RESIDENTIAL CLEARANCE
CERTIFICATE, which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
UNITED KINGDOM as the Government in conjunction with Ministry Of Finance
has paid us for handling/processing of your Payment with other
customers. We will help you to see that you obtain the mandatory
Non-Residential Clearance Certificate so that our bank will effect
immediate transfer of your Inheritance sum ($10,500,000.00) into your
operational bank account.

We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence
from anywhere concerning your funds, because you don't have to pass
through any difficult to receive your fund, as you have meet up with the
whole requirements.

We know your representatives in Nigeria or anywhere will advise you to
still go ahead with them, which will be on your own risk.

Your Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($10,500,000.00) will reflect into your operational Bank Account within
three (3) Bank working days from the day you obtain this Non-Residential
Clearance Certificate.

We also advice you not to go through anybody again but only through
this Bank if you really want your fund.

Finally, you are advice to re-confirm your below information to our
Funds Remittance Department with the below email address in other to
avoid wrongful transfer of your fund and also for easy communication: (
fundsremittancedept@aol.com )

1. Your Full Name:......................... .....
2. Your Contact Address:....................
3. Direct Telephone Number:....................... .......
4. Occupation:.............
5. Age:.................

Once again, you are advice to direct your respond to our Fund
Remittance Dept with the above email address.

Your immediate response is highly needed to enable us commence for the
transfer.
Congratulation to your inheritance fund.

Sorry if you receive this letter in your spam, Due to recent connection
error here in England

Thanks and God bless you.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Edward Hartford.
Senior Accounts Officer,
International Banking Unit, Citi Bank UK.

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