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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 Texas USA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibank_kennedyswan@barid.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:05:28 -0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF US$10 MILLION WITH AFRICAN BANK/EUROPEAN BANKS

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&nbsp; <B>&nbsp; Citibank Texas USA</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1100 Andrews Highway Branch</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Full Service Brick and Mortar Office</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1100 Andrews Highway</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Midland, TX 79701</B></DIV>
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<B>office email: remittance@citibank-us.com</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Direct email: citibak_kennedyswan@barid.com&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24/12/2014</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp; ATTN:UNPAID BENEFICIARY</B></DIV>
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<B><I><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF US$10 MILLION WITH AFRICAN BANK/EUROPEAN BANKS</B></I></U></DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an official advice from the Citibank Texas USA foreign remittance/telegraphic dept. it has come to our notice that your Over Due</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; payment of US$10.000.000.00 MILLION has being deposit with us (Citibank Texas USA )for further credit to your bank account as the original</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; beneficiary.</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The already transferred funds, which was made in secret transfer so that they can do final crediting to your account, but it can not work. Secret</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities why must your payment be made in secret transfer, if your</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; transaction is legitimate, why did you not receive the money directly into your account, This is a pure coded means of payment, Records which we have</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; had with this method of payment in the past has always been related to terrorist acts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; funds reflect in your account, so it is our duty as a Citibank to correct this little problem before this fund will be credited into your</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; personal account if not your fund will be return back to the country of origin .</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; we have (STOPPED THE TRANSFER)on its way to deliver to your account and pay you through a secured diplomatic transit account (S.D.T.A),A contract</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; has being signed by all the African banks that all the beneficiary been owed by them should be paid via AFRICAN UNION (AU) RESERVE ACCOUNT with</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; us.</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The already transferred funds has already being reprogrammed in our Remittance computer system for final crediting to your account, but it</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; can not work, due to the information we have here in your payment file which was sent to us is uncomplete.</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please you are advice to reconfirm to us if the below stated bank information is correct for froward credit which was submitted to us by MR</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STEVE SAND who claim to be your next of kin due to your suden death</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp; BANK OF AMERICA</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ACCOUNT NUMBER 8500336629</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ACCOUNT N STEVE SAND</B></DIV>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SWIFT CODE BOFAUS3N</B></DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is very important you reconfirm the above information to us for immediate further credit, and be rest assured that as soon as you</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; reconfirm the BANK ACCOUNT your fund will be credit to your account within 24hours without further delay, and all the transfer payment documents will</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; be send to you to enable you confirm the payment in your bank account without any further problem.</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please contact me via private email address: <B>citibankkennedyswan@barid.com</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for security reasons</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr Kennedy Swan,</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Direct Tel: +19402386839</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director Remittance Department</DIV>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Citibank Texas USA</DIV>
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&nbsp;</DIV>
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Qilu International Holdings Limited
齊魯國際控股有限公司
7/F, Li Po Chun Chambers
189-195 Des Voeux Road Central
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
香港中環德輔道中189號李寶椿大廈7樓
電話:3979 2888
Tel: 3979 2888
傳真:3979 2800
Fax: 3979 2800
www.qlzq.com.hk

All the message and the annexure, if any, contained in this e-mail are private, confidential and privileged. If this e-mail has been mistakenly transmitted to you when you are not the designated addressee, please return all of it back to us without delay. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
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