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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: "Mr. David Yua" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.davidyua44citibankplc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:34:45 -0500
Subject: Good Day Dear Friend

Mr. David Yua,
Audit/Credit Control Manager,
China Citic Bank,
Address: 748 Dong Feng, Dong Lu 510080 Guangzhou China.
 
 
Hello Sir/Madam,
 
Sequel to the meetings held today by the Board of Directors of my bank(China Citic Bank), we write to notify you that the sum of $10,500,000.00 USd ( Ten Million Five
 
hundred Thousand United States dollars) only have been approved on your name. This payment is based on the fact that my bank  got a directive from the World Bank group
 
Office in Switzerland after verification have been made about your long over due payment and how many banks have treated you in the past, so this payment is as
 
compensation.
 
Actually, payment authorization have been issued today by our bank head office under the code of conduct of the Chinese law,article 15,paragraph 7 of the enabling law
 
of the country. Acting on the authorization conferred to us as the paying bank, we hereby authorize the above mentioned beneficiary to receive the said fund without
 
any more delay, this is to satisfy our conscience.
 
We have also verify all the information of your file as correct and to be acceptable by whom ever that is concern. In line with the above, the beneficiary is qualify
 
to receive his/her fund without any encumbrance.
 
Beneficiary is required to reconfirm his/her full details and forward to this office immediately. The required information are below.
 
1. Your full names and your home address.
 
2, Your Phone numbers and Bank coordinates.
 
3, Your age and Occupation.
 
4, A scan copy of your international passport or any id showing that your name is the same with what we have here in your file, this is to avoid making payment to the
 
wrong person.
 
As soon as my office received the above information, we will commence with the transfer process.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. David Yua.
Audit/Credit Control Manager,
China Citic Bank,
106, Hungfu Road,Nancheng District,Dong Guan-China.

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