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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 NEW YORK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <manuel_medina6@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:49:40 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CITIBANK NY

CITIBANK INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
ADDRESS: 87-11 QUEENS BLVD.ELMHURST,
NY, UNITED STATES 11373

OUR REF: CTBNYUS/BBU


FROM DESKTOP OF MR.Manuel Medina-Mora
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
E-MAIL:manuel_medina6@aol.com
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY


It is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the Authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (Citibank). I am MR. Manuel Medina-Mora, the Chief Executive Officer, foreign operations Department Citibank of New York, the British Government in Conjunction with us government, World Bank, united Nations Organization on foreign Payment matters has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a Representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

as the newly appointed/accredited international paying bank, we have been instructed by the world governing body together with the committee on international debt reconciliation department to release your overdue funds with immediate effect;
you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with us within the next 96hrs.

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment. you are entitled to receive the sum of Fourteen million Three hundred thousand US dollars only ($14,300,000,)

To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:


Full Name:
Full Address:
Your Contact Telephone and Fax No
Your Profession, Age and Marital Status
Bank :Name
Bank :Address
Account :Name
Account:Number
Swift :Code
Routing :Number


We Look Forward To Serving You Better.

MR.Manuel Medina-Mora
(CEO)CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(COPYRIGHT © 2014 CITIGROUP INC.)

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