419 scam: "Mr.Mark Mason"< kr@krct.kr> CERTIFIED AND APPROVED PAYMENT OF ($10,500,000.00

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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:

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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "citibnkusa65@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mark Mason" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibnkusa65@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:12:20 -0700
Subject: CERTIFIED AND APPROVED PAYMENT OF ($10,500,000.00

CITI FINANCE BANK OF GEORGIA

Our Ref: FNB-0XX2/482/2016

CERTIFIED AND APPROVED PAYMENT OF ($10,500,000.00 )

Attention

````This is to alert you that we received your fund worth

the sum
$10,500,000.00 from the Bank of USA ,we apologies for the

delay of
your payment and all the inconveniences we might put you

through,
Meanwhile we were having some minor problems with our

payment system
which in all case not meeting up with fund beneficiary

payments, we
apologies once again.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment

with
federal Government your name was discovered as next on the

list out of
the 11 outstanding, contractors who have not yet received

their
payments during the 3 years tenure of the previous

administration in
office please bear with us for making this initial contact

through
email.

Meanwhile, a woman Called Bobbie Butler from New york came

to this
bank a few days ago with a letter claiming to be your true
representative. Here is her information’s below.

Bank name: Wells Fargo
Account name: Bobbie Jo Butler
Bank address: 2910 Sunset Avenue Ricky Mount NC 27803
Account No : 5106612285
Swiftcode: 053000219

Please do reconfirm to this bank as a matter of urgency if

this woman
is from you or not so that the federal government will not

beheld Citi
Finance Bank usa for paying into wrong account, if this

woman is not
your representative, you requested to fill and send this

information’s
for verification purpose so that your fund valued

($10,500,000.00 )
will be remitted in to your nominated bank account through

our online
pay your self center

Kindly reconfirm to the bank the following

1 Your Full Name:
2. Your Current Address:
3. Occupation
4. Your telephone numbers and fax
5. Banking details
6. Age and Sex
7. Scan copy of your valid ID card.

As soon as this information is received, your funds will be

wired to
your bank account directly from Citi Finance Bank. We shall

proceed to
issue all payments details to the said Mrs.Bobbie Butler

if we do not
hear from you within the next Seven working days from

today.

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in

transferring of your
fund must have caused you. Be informed that this is CITI

FINANCE BANK
USA you can call this phone to discuss with the manager in

charge
(+1-6788705716 )Contact us back here only

Reply all your message with your requested informations to

our private
official email;citibnkusa65@outlook.com

YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED IN THIS RESPECT.

Yours Truly,
Chif Financial Officer
Mr.Mark Mason
International Payment Department
CITI FINANCE BANK OF GEORGIA

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