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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: Conrad Clement <jjcwong350@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jjcwong850@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:54:21 +0200
Subject: RE-VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE ($10,500,000.00

CITI FINANCE BANK OF GEORGIA
Our Ref: FNB-0XX2/482/2016

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

Attention:Sir/Madam,

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
(+1-4049022403 ).Contact us back here only Reply all your message with
your requested information's to our private
official email

Yours Truly,
Payment Director
Mr.Conrad D.Clement...
International Payment Department
CITI FINANCE BANK OF GEORGIA
TELL +1-4049022403

VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE

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