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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 HUNGARY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibank0@citromail.hu>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 07:23:58 -0800
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT FROM CITIBANK BUDAPEST 83

Dear Fund Beneficiary
This is to bring to your notice that we the Citibank Budapest Hungary had received payment instruction from the Government of Nigeria to credit the total sum of $5m Five million united state dollars to your account however you are advise to contact MR VICTOR , DANIEL director foreign register payment office MINISTRY OF FINANCE on this line +2349076417944 Email: federalministryoffinance61@yahoo.com for your transfer permission code .Meanwhile you are to reconfirm your full banking information to us to enable carry out the transfer of your FUND as soon as we confirm the receipt of the transfer permission Code from Nigeria Ministry of Finance

Yours sincerely
MS ROSE GILL
CITIBANK .BH
+36 98450-3385

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