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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: "CITIBANK OF AMERICA." <hudsonbrando658@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jmarkmason20@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 00:15:10 +0000
Subject: CHANGES OF BENEFICIARY

CITIBANK OF AMERICA.
100 CITIBANK DRIVE,
SAN ANTONIO,TX 78245 USA.

CHANGES OF BENEFICIARY

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund. We
hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. John T. Kehoe
U.S.A of California, with an application to receive your Award Payment of
$5,000.000.00.on your behalf from this bank.

Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following
information and inform us if you are aware or know anything
about this. This morning Mr. John T. Kehoe came to the office claiming that
you have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your
behalf with some representatives.

I have ask them to come back tomorrow as they did not provide any power of
an attorney from you which will proof that you thoroughly
send them, This was to enable me contact you to verify how genuine this
people are to you.

Firstly. Did you instruct one Mr. John T. Kehoe of 122 Fitch Way,
Sacramento, Ca. 95864. whose information's is below, to claim and
receive the payment on your behalf? Secondly. Did you sign any 'Deed of
Assignment' in his favor thereby
making him the current beneficiary with the following account details:

Account Name: Mr. John T. Kehoe Group Ltd,
A/C #USD114-25567-8,
Bank Name: Bank Of America
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable Bank with
immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. John
T. Kehoe to come for the claim of your fund worth of $5,000.000.00. NOTE:
your full name and telephone number is needed for
communications.

We wait for your call on +1(509)-557-3443 and urgent respond to this bank
so that you will be giving an immediate Response.

Yours sincerely,
JMark Mason.
Head of Operations.
CITIBANK OF AMERICA.

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