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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Citibank Texas USA" <sarah.otten@sparkasse-bremen.de>
Reply-To: "Citibank Texas USA" < kennedyswancitibnk@outlook.com>,
kennedyswancitibnk@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:44:15 -0700
Subject: WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS

Citibank
1100 Andrews Highway branch Full-Service Brick and mortar Office,
Andrews Highway Midland, Tx 79701, USA



From the Desk of
Mr. Kennedy Swan
Director International remittance Department Citibank Texas USA
Official email : kennedyswancitibnk@outlook.com
Private email : kennedyswancitibnk@yahoo.com
Direct Email: kennedyswancitibnk@gmail.com




ATTN: Beneficiary


IMMEDIATE WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR PAYMENT OF (US$10 MILLION) TO YOUR ACCOUNT

This is an official advice from the Citibank Texas USA foreign remittance/telegraphic dept. It has come to our notice that your Over Due payment of US$10 000.000.00 MILLION has been deposited with us (Citibank Texas USA ) from AFRICA for further credit to your bank account as the original beneficiary.


The already transferred funds, which were made in secret transfer so that they can do final crediting to your account, but it cannot work. Secret diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities why must your payment be made in secret transfer,, why did you not receive the money directly into your account, This is a pure coded means of payment, Records which we have had with this method of payment in the past has always been related to terrorist acts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds reflect in your account, so it is our duty as Citibank Texas USA to correct this little problem before this fund will be credited into your personal account if not your fund will be return back to the country (AFRICA ) of origin .


We have (STOPPED THE TRANSFER) on its way to deliver to your account and pay you through a secured diplomatic transit account (S.D.T.A),A contract has being signed by all the AFRICAN UNION that all the beneficiary been owed by their banks should be paid via AFRICAN UNION RESERVE ACCOUNT with us ( Citibank Texas USA) , which you happened to be one of the beneficiary.


Be informed that your inheritance/contract/lottery payment has been transferred to your below stated bank account which was submitted to us by the AFRICAN UNION payment bank that has been handling your payment before it was handed over to us.

Bank Name : BNI 1946
Branch Bank Address : Jl. Kemanggisan Raya Blok B No. 40 West Jakarta DPRRI Complex Postal code 14680 - INDONESIA
Account Number: 690700200
Account name : Lazarus Laurent
Swift Code / Routing Number: BNINIDJA


It is very important you contact this office immediately for the collection of your International Transfer Payment Advance (TRANSFER SLIP) with other legal payment documents to enable you to confirm your payment in your bank account without facing any problem .

Please contact me via private email address: kennedyswancitibnk@outlook.com for security reasons.

Your urgent response is highly needed for immediate action.

Best regards
Mr. Kennedy Swan
Director international remittance Department Citibank Texas USA
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