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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: NCFB <fct.zadec@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bltbrook54@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 10:09:53 -0700
Subject: QQ

National Citi Finance Bank
Address: 316 Pennsylvania Avenue,
S.E, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: +1 201 340 0690

From the office of General Managing Director ONLINE ACCOUNT OPENING
Department (Mr. Clayton Roy) This is to intimate and guide you, on the
approval of your payment worth over Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollar ($5,500,000.00) which was approved/released in your
name by the FOREIGN AFFAIRS department of National Citi Finance Bank. It is
therefore our pleasure letting you know that we have verified your
contract/inheritance payment file and discovered that your file was long
overdue for payment since 2010, and the reason you have not received your
payment, is because your file was dumped by one of our fiduciary agent
in-charge of your file.

And till date, you have not been able to receive your contract/inheritance
payment to this end, all your efforts to secure the release of your fund
failed. We therefore wish to advise that you stop any illegal transaction
with any person(s) or office(s) regarding your contract/inheritance funds,
we have received an express mandate and instructions from the STATE
GOVERNMENT to commence the immediate release of your funds through our NEW
ONLINE METHOD OF TRANSFER which will enable you to transfer your fund to
any destination account of your choice.

To claim your contract/inheritance funds you are urgently requested to email
the following details...

1. Your full name.
2. Phone number.
3. Your Current Address.
4. Your age
5. Occupation
6. Attach a copy of your id Card for identification.

Regards,
Mr. Clayton Roy
Director National Citi Finance Bank
ONLINE ACCOUNT OPENING Department
Tel: +1 201 340 0690

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