419 scam: "CITIBANK PLC"<elena@vanninieditrice.it> YOUR US$8.3MILLION.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- westjessica906@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CITIBANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bschultes@protectam.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:36:50 -1200
Subject: YOUR US$8.3MILLION.

Attention,

It is notable to inform you that the CITIBANK has received a credit advice with instructions that we commence the immediate processing and transfer of your United Nations Grant Allocation benefits, on your behalf, from United Nation valued $8.3Million.

We requested that you notify us, about your receiving banking information, as we are preparing our file, to credit and transfer of your fund. Do state it below for clarity as we have schedule to transfer your fund within today as soon as you update us with this information.

YOUR FULL NAME
NAME OF YOUR BANK:
ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK:
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER:
YOUR SWIFT CODE NUMBER:
YOUR ROUTING NUMBER ( IF ANY )
YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION:
YOUR CELL, HOME AND FAX NUMBER:

All transactions are subject to the by-laws and regulations of the international monetary organization i.e IMF,World Bank Etc. To enable us serve you promptly and efficiently, we require you to send us the above listed information to ensure client and bank cordial relations.

Contact me via my personal E-mail for immediate attention : westjessica906@yahoo.com

MS JESSICA WEST
CITIBANK
+1 940 343 7137

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