419 scam: "MRS. SUSSAN RICE"<info@optusnet.com.au> GRANT PAYMENT AWARD VALUED US$8.3M

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447035931038 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- citibnk.operation@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. SUSSAN RICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibnk.operations@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:31:20 +0100
Subject: GRANT PAYMENT AWARD VALUED US$8.3M

THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED NATION PAYMENT APPROVAL
OFFICE Special Duties/Logistics Department
FOREIGN CONTRACT/WINNING PAYMENT BUREAU
Our Ref: CITIBANK/LONDON/CTBL/UK
Your Ref 25321/IMF/US/09/2010

UNITED NATION AND EUROPEAN UNION OFFICIAL WINNING PAYMENT VALUED $8,300,000M

The Review and Decision of the UN Ad-Hoc Executive Committee on Your Grant Award Payment;
In reference to the meeting held by the UN Ad-Hoc Executive Committee on Grant Award Payment in collaboration with US Government, which comprises of 10 adjudicators Teams, headed by the UN Executive Secretary, Ban Ki Moon, UN President Mr. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman, Ben Bernanke, Representative of Office of Citizen Services and Communications, U.S. General Services Administration Director Scott D. Burford , Central Intelligence Agency CIA, represented by the Office of the Public Affairs Mark Mansfield, The representatives of Federal Bureau Investigation FBI, Amy Gutmann, The United Nation US envoy and the International Monetary Fund IMF New York officials , The Interpol President and Secretary Ronald Noble and the CITIBANK Plc. London, United Kingdom.

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. Your new winning award numbers are as follows: 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,Serial no:UN103 and Secret Code No:XXTN013.

Having received these vital payment numbers, in this capacity, they presided as a result of non payment of UN members countries citizens allocated Grant Fund, thus the outcome of the meeting was successful as you have been advised to contact the officer in charge for release of your award in CITIBANK LONDON for immediate transfer of your fund. Stated below are the contact details of the officer in charge in the Citibank London.

OFFICERS NAME: MR.SCOTT PETERS
POSITION: HEAD FOREIGN OPERATIONS/INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT.
Tell: +44 7035931038 ext 3
Fax: +44 844 4435285
Email: citibnk.operation@gmail.com

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal, Communicate and obey only the instructions/directives of the above named officer in Citibank London. The Committee on Foreign Payment Matters in EU/UN has look up to make sure you receive your fund valued US$8.3Million (Eight million, three hundred thousand United States Dollars) only. You are advised to establish contact with Citibank officer, sending him the below required information for immediate funds release

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK DETAILS:
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:
8) COPY OF UTILITY BILL AS A PROOF OF NAME AND ADDRESS:

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

In view of the above, we have accredited and certified all transaction preceding after a cautious analysis as competent and do hereby ordered you to conclude your transaction with the United Nation/IMF Officials to enable the release of your fund into your account within (48) hours beginning from today.

NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK CODE IS (CT511),YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOU FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR SCOTT PETERS AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW. CONTACT CODE(CT511)

MRS SUSSAN RICE
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT)

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