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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: BARRISTER HENRY MAYER <barristermayerbrown@gmail.com>
Reply-To: u.sciti@mail2america.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:55:28 +0100
Subject: CONTACT U.S CITIBANK I HAVE TRANSFERD YOUR FUND,

From the Chamber of Senior Advocate
Benin Republic,

Urgent notice to you,

My name is barrister Henry Mayer senior advocate barrister in Benin,
the reason of this message is that Mr Patrice Talon The President
of Republic du Benin has instructed every Banks and corporate
organization to transfer every abandon fund into federal
Government treasury account as abandon properties, He said this
as He can not continue to allowed such Fund remain in the
country without the beneficiary paying tax, For that reason i
received a paper in my chamber from Federal Government of Benin
to sign the Authorization paper that will be presented to all
the Banks and corporations involve that has any Abandon fund in
there custody to enable them transfer those Fund into federal
Government treasury account without any further delay, you know if
they do that it means who ever involve have lose his or her Fund
forever,

As i was going through those papers to sign them as instructed i
saw your files with amount $10Million usd in your name as one
of beneficiary who has abandon Fund here that will be confiscated
,

For that reason i negotiated with Orabank Benin to assist
secure your fund because i don`t want to sign this Authorization
paper that will lead you losing your fund, I Hard an agreement with the
orabank management in other to secure your $10,Millions and move
it out of the country and the
agreement was solid , Now i have move your total $10
Millions out of the country through Orabank, your Fund has
been transfer to u.s Citibank OK, Your Fund was transfer
from Orabank Benin on 20th of March 2023 , Now for you to
received your Fund, contact u.s Citibank with your detail
through this information to enable them transfer your $10 Millions
to you,

Contact ;; u.s Citibank bellow

Mr Andrew Summerill
u.s Citibank International Forging Transfer
E-MAIL; u.sciti@mail2america.com
Emergency; u.scitibank@yahoo.com

When contacting them make sure you forward your full detail as
listed bellow

Your Full name;;;
Your Home Address;;;;
Your Country;;;;;
Your City;;;
your bank name,,,,
your bank address;;;;
your account number;;;
your bank switch code,,,,,
Routing number ;;;;
Account Holders Full name;;;;
Your Phone Number;;;;;

Your Bank account where the Citibank will transfer your Fund OK,
Thanks and remain bless, remember to always update me OK,



Barrister Henry Mayer
senior advocate
Benin Republic
Email; bmayer195@yahoo.com

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