419 scam: CITIBANK <drjamesmuchin@gmail.com> CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE.

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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:
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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: CITIBANK <drjamesmuchin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: citib307@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:44:47 -0800
Subject: CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE.

Payment from CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE

Attention Customer,

This is to inform you that a Lottery Winning payment in the amount of
$13.9 MILLION USD was legally
approved and deposited with this Bank, CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE. The
Lottery won by your e-mail address via online active email address
selected from the sponsor of Coca Cola Company award. It was registered
with your email address by the Lottery Board Executive Directors Of
Coca-Cola Company USA Branch, and they instructed this Bank to
Credit this Winning direct to your private bank account with immediate
effect.

Please take note that CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE has decided and
agreed together towards the actualization of the above subject matter
Which will be conducted under a legitimate arrangement that will
Protect both parties from any breach of law. To actualize this new
arrangement. Be well-informed that CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE was
successful opened CITIBANK Checking Account on
behalf of your personal name and the total $13.9 MILLION has been
transferred to the non resident account.

Meanwhile, the good news about your payment now is that this paying
Have made CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE Checking Account Booklet and
CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE
Platinum MasterCard on behalf of your
personal name, which you will use to withdraw from your non
resident account with this Bank smoothly .

Moreover, we shall proceed with the delivery of your CITIBANK Checking
Account Booklet and CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE Platinum
MasterCard to you, upon receipt of the Activation fee of $250 US ONLY.
This means that as soon as we receive the activation fee we will
Activate the account so you to be able to withdraw immediately from
The account, once we make the delivery of your CITIBANK Checking
Account Platinum m
MasterCard with some of the legal documents backing this prize to your
address between 24 hours, because we were mandated to transfer this
Winning to you as one of the winners whose name is listed in the
Coca- Cola Company UNITED STATE Lottery award. Please expedite actions as
the rightful winner, as the administrative overheads statement account
Valued added balance sheet has been issued in your favor.
$13.9 MILLION USD Payment notification from CITIBANK OF UNITED STATE.

You have to buy a Steam Wallet Card or iTunes card of
$250 scratch it attached it and send it to me immediately so that our
Attorney to PROCESS the necessary documents that will enable the remittance
of your Funds into your Bank account today
Your immediate compliance will be in your very best interest.SO YOUR
ACCOUNT ONLINE LOGIN WILL RELEASE TO YOU ONCE THE NEEDED FEE IS
CONFIRMED.

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