419 scam: CITI LOTTERY <claim.winning@citilotery.com> CITI LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: CITI LOTTERY <claim.winning@citilotery.com>
Reply-To: claim.winning@citilottery.com
Date: 12 Feb 2021 21:59:40 +0800
Subject: CITI LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

CITI LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are delighted to inform you of the result of the E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the Citi lottery cash-out lotto international programme,which took place on the 30th of January 2021.This is a computer generated lottery of Internet users using email addresses for draws.
This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web(www)sites.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: ( 0984743863763 ) drew the lucky numbers and bonus ball number which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollar).
This is from the total cash prize of US$20,000,000 (Twenty Million United State Dollar),shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.All participant were selected randomly through a computer balloting system drawn from 10 million E-mail addresses from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia, Europe , Middle East , Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions programme which is conducted annually.This Lottery is being promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of Multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our Canada representative office in , as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$2,000,000.00 will be released to you from our office in Canada. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 billion international draw.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact us at ( claim.winning@citilottery.com )

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR BELOW WINNING PARTICULARS WHEN CONTACTING YOUR AGENT:
Winning no: 0984743863763
E-mail : claim.winning@citilottery.com

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