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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: Michael L Corbat <darrellgausskpq90@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usaofficial15@aol.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 02:18:49 +0100
Subject: attention

--
This is to inform you that a compensation payment in the amount of

US$50,000000 ( fifty Million United State Dollars) was legally approved

and deposited few days ago with our Bank, Citie Bank Branch Office here in

Atlanta Georgia United States, and it was deposited in your name by the

foreign debts settlement/compensation committee of the Executive Directors

Of World Bank Group in conjunction with the European Union Board Of

Directors, and they instructed us to credit this fund direct to your

private bank account with immediate effect, Meanwhile, the good news about

your fund now is that your compensation payment file with some of the

legal documents backing this fund has been forwarded to the US Department

of State and the United Nations for final approval, And we shall proceed

with the transfer immediately we hear from you because we were mandated to

transfer this fund to you as one of the beneficiary whose the name is

listed in the World Bank foreign debts settlement/compensation payment file.



However, Please note that Citie Bank have decided and agreed together to

send this payment to you by either bank wire transfer, online bank or by

ATM means depending the option you would prefer to receive this fund for

security purpose, so you are therefore advised to quickly get back to the

management of this bank and let us know the option you choose to have your

fund credited into your account to enable us proceed with the claim

process of your fund.



We wait your immediate response with your information below to enable this

bank proceeds immediately with the transfer of your fund as we weredirected.



Full Name :

Home Address :

Age/Occupation :

Valid Phone number :

Country/State United



Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.

Thank you, God Bless America.

Mr. Michael L corbat

Director Of Foregn Remittance Department.

Citi Bank Atlanta Georgia

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