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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: "MRS SUSSAN RICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibnklon@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:59:01 +0100
Subject: Your Ref: CITIBANK/LONDON/CTB CODE:511

 
THE EUROPEAN UNION & UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this Irrevocable Payment Approval Order with Release Code No: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your Inheritance/Award Winning Payment with the EU/UN to your nominated bank account. Now your new Payment Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103, Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No:XXTN013. Having received these vital payment numbers,
 
In this capacity, they presided as a result of non payment of US Citizen UN allocated Grant Fund, thus the outcome of the meeting was successful as you have been advised to CALL MR.SCOTT PETERS OF CITIBANK LONDON  FOR IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER EMAIL : scottpeters024@yahoo.com.hk   TELEPHONE:+44-701-117-2446   CELL :+44-785-726-6104 and also  Rev. Kenneth Brown of International Monetary Fund Office in New York  today on Phone: +1-718-663-7789  email: internatiryf@hotmail.com Fax:+1-206-337-3641,+1-206-337-6469 for the immediate release of your fund valued at US$8,300,000.00.
 
Signatories to this Decision Are:
                                                       
Susan Rice: United States Mission to the United Nations
Hillary Rodham Clinton:  US Secretary of State
Timothy Geithner: US Secretary of the Treasury
Janet Napolitano: Secretary of Homeland Security
Eric Holder: Department of Justice Attorney General
 
for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow information for your transfer.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS,CITY,STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE
4) COMPANY NAME(IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
BANK NAMES,
ACCOUNT NO,
ROUTING NO,
SWIFT CODE
BANK ADDRESS.
6) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE
 
NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK CODE IS(511),
 
OFFICER:MR SCOTT PETERS
POSITION:DIRECTOR,INTL,REMMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
TELEPHONE OFFICE/BANK:+44-701-117-2446
MOBILE TELEPHONE, +44 785-726-6104
FAX NUMBER:+44 844 4435279 
EMAIL:citibankunitedkingdonl@yahoo.com.hk
 
MRS SUSSAN RICE
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT)      
 

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