419 scam: REGARDING YOUR PAYMENT

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <paulfcollins@mail.mn>
Date:
Subject: REGARDING YOUR PAYMENT

FGNCB PAYMENT NOTICE, AMOUNT $2.8M

Attn' Beneficiary,

This is to inform you of our concluded arrangements to effect your payments via ATM CARD.
Citi Bank was appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to handle all overdue payments previously in custody of the CBN via ATM base on the directive of the new governor of the Central Bank as ATM method was considered suitable for this process, this includes PRS Payments. The present approved amount is $2.8 Million, and your email contact is among list of beneficiaries provided us for payment. we have concluded necessary arrangements and all ATM CARDS is ready for dispatch.

On this note, you are required to confirm to us your current address were you wish your ATM CARD to be delivered and to also send the total courier delivery cost of $210 so that we shall have your ATM card send to you as directed. you need to send the delivery cost as no provision was provided us to this regard neither are we granted right of probable deduction of any reason or situation hence every beneficiary is required to send the delivery charge for his/her ATM CARD.

the card is inters witch you can make withdrawal from any part of the world, all user guide's will be attached on delivery

Yours faithfully

Paul F. Collins
Op/Info Dir. City Bank

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