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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: Director CITIBANK <officemail835@gmail.com>
Reply-To: citibankinnorthcarolina2017@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:08:07 -0800
Subject: Attention: beneficiary,

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CITIBANK:Letter Head Paper:
From the Desk Of: Mrs Gloria Young
Director CITIBANK OF New York, NY USA,
RE/NO: 002-Rbs/0047/2018
Founded in 16 June 1812



Attention: ATM Card Owner,


This is to officially inform you that ATM card number: 3774 2856
78479006 worth Two Million Five Hundred Thousand($10.5 Million usd)
has been credited in your favor in bid to compensate you on your
contract payment since you are next on our inheritance file for the
second part of this fiscal Year 2018.The card center will send you an
ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE
in the world. Your personal identification is ATM- 7997. Contact the
verification officer (Mr.) Dennis William on:
(citibankinnorthcarolina2017@gmail.com) with the following for proper
verification and claim processing: Call him immediately for
confirmation.MOBILE: +1443-826-9424 (TEXT OR CALL HIM Treat as very
urgent,

Full Name…………….

Delivery Address………

Country………………

Occupation……………

Phone Number………….

Fax Number……………

Age………………….

NOTE:You are also required to send to the verification officer/agent a
means of Identification which should be a scan copy of your Driver’s
License or International Passport for proper verification and
authentication.

Yours in service Contact Mr. Dennis William direct through his email
account ( citibankinnorthcarolina2017@gmail.com )

We wait to hear from you urgently.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs Gloria Young .
Director CITIBANK OF New York, NY USA,
E-mail; mrsgloriayoung@gmail.com )

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