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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ceocityfundsmichaellouiscorbat@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Michael Louis Corbat <bolatitoidowu772@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ceocityfundsmichaellouiscorbat@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 00:04:25 +0100
Subject: compensation payment for 2022/2023 fiscal year:
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CITI BANK OF AMERICA
1627 Northwest 27th Avenue Miami FL,33125 Florida, U.S.A
DEAR beneficiary
I am contacting you to let you know about your diplomatic agent
Richard Felix who was arrested and jailed while delivering your fund
last year but now released (after declared innocent and legal
delivery)together with your fund worth $15.500,000 USD.
he brought the money to the Citi bank of America and handed it over to
us to transfer it to your bank account that he cannot proceed the
delivery due to some health challenges after been stressed out in the
jail for 1 year.
he said we should tell you to stop paying scammers who pretend to be your agent.
so now we will transfer the money to your bank, but we need your
current bank account details first.
account name______
account number______
bank name_______
Choose one option
Online banking
Bank to bank transfer
Deliver atm card
Approved by the C.E.O Citibank United States of AMERICA:
Michael Louis Corbat
Email:ceocityfundsmichaellouiscorbat@gmail.com
Thanks
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