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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: <kennedyswancitibnk1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:39:10 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF US$10 MILLION WITH AFRICAN BANK/EUROPEAN BANKS

    Citibank Texas USA
 
    1100 Andrews Highway Branch
 
    Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
 
    1100 Andrews Highway
 
    Midland, TX 79701
 
    Direct email: citibank_kennedyswan@barid.com
 
                               
 
 
ATTN:UNPAID BENEFICIARY
 
 
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF US$10 MILLION WITH AFRICAN BANK/EUROPEAN BANKS
 
 
This is an official advice from the Citibank Texas USA foreign remittance/telegraphic dept. it has come to our    notice that your Over Due  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 beneficiary.
 
 
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  diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to    terrorist activities why must your payment be made in secret transfer, if your 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  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  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 personal account if not your fund will    be return back to the country of origin .
 
 
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 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   us.
 
 
Be informed that your inheritance/contract/lottery payment has being transfer to your below stated bank account  which was submitted to us by the AFRICAN UNION (AU) payment officer that have been handling your payment before    it was handed over to us.
 
BANK OF AMERICA
 
ACCOUNT NUMBER 8500336629
 
  ACCOUNT NAME  STEVE MUSCHAMP
 
  WIFT CODE BOFAUS3N
 
 
It is very important you contact the Remittance  officer for the collection of your  International Transfer    Payment Advance (TRANSFER SLIP)    with other legal payment  documents to enable  you confirm your payment  in your bank account without facing    any problem .
 
Please contact me via private email address: citibankkennedyswan@barid.com    for security reasons.
 
 
HANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING
 
 
 
 
    Mr Kennedy Swan,
 
    Director Remittance Department
 
    Citibank Texas USA

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