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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: "Tom Harrison" <finantia@financier.com>
Reply-To: tomharrisonsinfos@citromail.hu
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:21:03 -0700
Subject: REMINDER: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER...91

Ref; ECBTT3118/FOREIGNOFSHOREEU

COURTESY TRANSLATION
Frankfurt am main.


Attention: Beneficiary,

Date: 9 Sept 2020

ALL BENEFICARY, FULL PAYMENT AND PART PAYMENT FOREIGN PAYMENT CLEARANCE.


PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER

The management of our head office having verified and counter-checked file clauses under classified payment indication, we have endorsed a final confirmation for immediate release of your fund through (CIC Bank, Crédit Industriel et Commercial SA Portugal/France).

The following documents are required to accomplish the fund transfer to your bank account.
Forward the following documents to CIC bank, contact Mr. Pierre Ahlborn, Managing Director, Foreign Payment (Portugal/France) E-Mail: pierre.ahlborn@cicfrcn.com Tel: 0033170613022 Fax: 00351308808288.


CIC Bank needs the Following from you.

1. A copy of your ID, passport copy precisely.
2. Your receiving bank account
3. Direct telephone and email address.

We hereby confirm that all due procedural verification are technically made with highest management casement of discipline and herewith authorize our confirmation for this payment assignment by debiting European Central Bank (ECB) credit pool balance for your payment via commercial bank CIC bank, being the authorized bank for your payment.

You are indeed advised to comply with the obligation to enable immediate settlement of your fund transfer. Optional, the CIC bank may also open a non–resident bank account in your name with all online banking access which will aid you free and easy management of your funds transfer to any bank of your choice by yourself.

An accelerated compliance is highly anticipated, we are working timely to settle and close all offshore payments for end of the year check and balances.

Thank you for your patience and conducts, we apologizes for the inconveniences you may have in-canted previously during the process of your fund release.

Yours Faithfully.

CC: CIC BANK

Tom Harrison,
Chief executive
European Central Bank ECB

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