419 scam: "Mr. Robert Macaulay"<customercare@Citibgroup.com> Agreement on Trust

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "info@citibgroup.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- robertmacaulay1960@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Macaulay" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@Citibgroup.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 11:13:05 -0500
Subject: Agreement on Trust

Good day To You.

I am Mr. Robert Macaulay of Audit Department, Citibank, London - UK. On October 10,2013, our client Dr. Rudy Maarten, a businessman, made a numbered fixed deposit for 9 (Nine) calendar months, with a value of $15.5m only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him and no response came from him. Another notification was sent jn 2015 and still no response came from him. The Bank officially sent two-man delegate to his residence only to find out that the business mogul and his family perished in the MH17 Malaysia plane crash on 17th July 2014. You can read more about the plane crash, as reported by the BBC by clicking on the following link:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28357880

After further investigations, it was also discovered that Dr. Rudy Maarten did not declare any next of kin in his official papers, including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he visited my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, the Fifteen million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.

According to the laws in UK guiding such deposits, at the expiration of three years, the funds will revert to the ownership of UK Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Dr. Rudy Maarten to enable you receive the funds. Lets put heads together to see how we can transfer these funds out of United Kingdom and use it judiciously.

I have contacted the Attorney at the Legal Department of our bank, who will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Dr. Ruddy Maarten, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your full names and Address including your direct phone and fax numbers for my Attorney to commence his job.

The Attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the funds to be moved to an account that will be provided by you.We are going to adopt a legalized method and the Attorney will prepare all the necessary documents and no risk involved.

Note that sharing percentage is negotiable by the two parties. Respond with your full names, address and telephone number if you are interested and more details will be provided to you about the Project.

Sincerely,
Mr. Robert Macaulay
Audit Department
CITI-BANK-LONDON
Direct Tel Number:44 703 595 1673
robertmacaulay1960@gmail.com
info@Citibgroup.com

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