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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 OF MIAMI FLORIDA <officeh13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dennis.william39@accountant.com
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:01:45 -0700
Subject: Transfer Release Updat

>From the Desk Of:Mr Dennis William
CITI BANK OF MIAMI FLORIDA
Citibank NA - Riverside Branch Full Service,
brick and mortar office 1627 Northwest 27th Avenue
Miami, FL, 33125
Telephone: +1786-462-1554
Fax: +1786-462-1555
RE/NO: 002-Rbs/0047/2014
Founded: 1928

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT US 10.5 MILLION

Transfer Release Update.

Dear esteemed customer,

The Management of the CITI GROUP BANK Corporate Office Headquarters here in
Citibank NA - Riverside Branch Full Service, brick and mortar office 1627
Northwest 27th Avenue Miami, FL, 33125 wishes to inform you that after a brief
meeting held by the Bank executives on the 23rd Day of March,2013 at
precisely 8
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate you that
your fund will be transferred into the United States Treasury Account with the
JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York according to the
record we got from Africa due to your inability to complete the transaction and
your failure to meet up with a minor payment obligation. The actual transfer of
your funds US$10,500,000.00 ((Ten Million Five hundred thousand Dollars) into
the government account comes up next few days.


This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer, Mrs. Rosa
Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds be paid into the United States
Government Treasury Account as unserviceable funds in compliance to section 3
subsections 1(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an
attack on our dear country on September 11, 2001.


Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be

transferred into following the government directive:

Name of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York.JP
Morgan Chase Official Bankers for the United States Treasury Department
AC NO: 68302345093 Routing NO: 021109593 Account Name: United States Treasury
Department, USA


Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediately

so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of those transactions

to be confiscated by the United States Government. Also be informed
that we need

only a Proof of Ownership Certificate & Bank of America Clearance
Certificate to complete the wire transfer, The fee to obtain the
Certificates was reduced from $390 to $190 and no other fee is
involved. You are required to send the fee of $190 by WESTERN UNION to
the BOA

Accountant officer at the bank where your transaction originated as stated

below:

PAYMENT INFORMATION
Receiver Name: .................... Tawnya Young.
Receiver Address: .................. Miami Florida
Text Question : ................. Who
Text Answer: ................... God
AMOUNT to send: === $190
Sender's Full name and Sender's Full Address: ===
MTCN or REFERENCE Number ===========


If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds
US$10,500,000.00 ((Ten

Million Five hundred thousand Dollars) before we close office and the funds

will reflect 3 hours after the transfer.We will send you all the transfer

documents to enable you start making cash withdrawals from your
account same day

the funds are transferred.We have waited for so long and we cannot Continue to

wait.

Contact Mr. Dennis William ( dennis.william39@accountant.com )

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours Sincerely

Mr Dennis William.
CITI BANK OF MIAMI FLORIDA

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