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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: FIRST CITIZENS BANK <office.mail0934@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fristcitizensbnk@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 15:45:54 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION HONORABLE CONTRACTOR

FIRST CITIZENS BANK
Office Address: 406 US Hwy 301,
North Dillon, SC 29536
Direct Telephone: (803) 615-1510
Fax: 1-530-690-8021 OR 1-928-396-9686
Our Ref: FCB0015-ODCS/017



Re: Urgent Notice.

The recent launched Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH) by the Inter-Agency
Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS) This joint launch is by the
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), International Monetary Fund
(IMF), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),
and the World Bank and represents efforts to synergize international
advances in the area of external debt statistics. Due to this new
organization, the World Bank has gratified the international Debt
Management to look into the all outstanding contractors/Workers due
for payment with US Government.

In Regards to this, your name was among the unsettled
contractors/Workers who have not received their payments. I wish to
inform you that the international Debt Management has been approved
and instructed by world debt organization & World Bank to process and
release all the outstanding payment which has been
due for payment.

This is to officially notify you that the World Bank in conjunction
with the United States set aside US$3.4Billion to pay in good claims
from foreign Inheritance Fund (Next of Kin); In line with this
arrangement the United States on Foreign Debt Matters (USFDM) ordered
that contractors and Next-of-Kins whose file have shown sufficient
proof regarding job execution and debt outstanding be settled without
delay.

We wish to inform you that your file was forwarded to First Citizens
Bank by various offices and department showing that you have fulfilled
all conditions necessary to receive your payment.


One of the reasons your payment had been delayed for so long was
because of counter-claim on your fund, this necessitated the perusal
of documents relating to your contract payment, we were convinced that
you are the bona-fide beneficiary to the said fund. The attempts to
divert your payment to foreign account was done by your local
representatives in collaboration with some Officials and most of the
officials involved in several executive misconducts have been sacked.

I hereby inform you this day that your inheritance sum calculated
US$10.5M shall be paid to you via online Wire Transfer due to
rules/regulation guiding Bank Secrecy Act(BSA). Be aware that all
necessary modalities concerning the release of your fund have
regularized, so all we require from you is your honest concentration
to make this transfer happen within 72hrs. Kindly contact us in our
Customer Care Email: customercare@firstctizens.us


Get back to us as to enable us proceed.

Mr. Sterling K. Frost
Fund Operational Manager /
Head Foreign Transfer Department
First Citizens Bank

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