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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: "Baris (Citibank of Turkey)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eulee00n@yandex.com>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 09:29:54 -0500
Subject: Baris (CitiBank of Turkey)

Hello,
 
I am Mr. Baris Euleen Xiao working with CitiBank of Turkey ,I have a highly mutual and legitimate request for you to Handle
 
with me which will be of profit benefit to our both families. and this fund was highness and domiciled in our bank by a
 
foreign investor who died
 
In 2010,one Mr. Brandly, whose surname is same as yours, made a fixed deposit for 36 months, valued at $36,000,000.00 with
 
my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the position of Manager.Sadly Mr.Brandly was among the death victims in
 
the September 2012  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/dramatic-plane-crash-kills-dozens-in-siberia/ that left
 
over 33 people dead while he was going on business trip.
 
Since the last quarter of 2013 until today, the management of my bank has been finding means to reach him so as ascertain
 
if he will roll over the Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn. When I discovered that this will happen, I have tried
 
to think up a procedure to preserve this fund and use the proceeds for business.
 
Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have kept
 
it closed because, I know that if they become aware that Mr.Brandly is late, they will corner the funds for themselves.
 
Therefore am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to benefit from his fund at his death since you have the
 
same Last name, so that my bank headquarters will pay the funds to you. I have done enough inside bank arrangement and you
 
only have to put in your details into the information network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin.
 
 
I am sending you an email as a faster way to communicate this to you, However if you are willing and interested to share
 
this benefits with me, I intend for you to retain 50% of the funds while 50% shall be for me. you can contact me for more
 
details so that we can immediately commence on the process.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and I urgently wait to hear from you.
Best regards
Mr.Baris Euleen Xiao
Citibank Turkey
 
 

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