419 scam: CitiBank Online <citibankdept---121@att.net> Attention: Fund Beneficiary,

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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)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447024027852 (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.
- citibanplc2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CitiBank Online <citibankdept---121@att.net>
Reply-To: citibanplc2@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:49:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention: Fund Beneficiary,

Citibank N.A.
Citigroup Centre
25 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB

Attention: Fund Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that you are among the listed names forwarded to this bank by the United Nations Organization Body represented by Sir, Arnold Parrish as the Chairman Compensation Committee of the United Nation Organization with your Issued Enquiry Notification Code: UNO/1102/US-08ZZ/09. This is as regards to the outcome of the meeting held in United Nation Head Quarter in conjunction with the United States Government, the British Government, European Union, Asian Union Organization, the World Bank Group and all the relevant Investigation Agencies of the government involved like FBI, CIA, British Scotland Yard, EFCC delegates for the release of your entitlement/compensation of US$5 million Fund payment, as regards to your over-due outstanding payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

As a matter of fact, I have been mandated as the Managing Director Citibank N.A. London to handle the release of your entitlement/compensation fund payment from the reserve escrow account of United Nation Organization with Citibank N.A. of London to your nominated Bank account upon the receipt of your reconfirmed information below for verification and legalization for the fund release. I hereby urged you to desist from any further communication with any office other than this assigned bank herein as the security agencies closely monitor this development. You are to quote the above Enquiry Notification Code to this bank in all your correspondence for immediate release of your fund.

In view of this email to you, we receive letter recently from a lawyer named Barrister Joel A. Goodman from Ohio Hawaii USA who contacted us and also presented to us all the necessary documentation's evidence of your claim purported to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your transactional fund valued US$5,000,000.00 (Five Million United States Dollars) to be release to his account bellow: A/C Name: Joel A. Goodman, A/C No: 04171977, Bank Name: Bank of American, for this reason we demand to hear from you direct to reconfirm to us with the below details requested and return to the Bank within 24 hours as you receive this email so that we can start processing for the immediate wire transfer of the fund from Citibank to your account.

This is to avoid any impromptu in the fund transfer, which will cost you and this bank lot of damages. We have been given 72 hours to get this fund transfer to your account upon receiving your communication in that regards. Please do reconfirm below information once more and if any do attach! The documents or notification you.

Conversely, if you have not actually presented Barrister Joel A. Goodman from Ohio Hawaii USA for the fund claim on your behalf, do reconfirm the below information and forward to the Head of International Operations.

Mr. Jeffrey A. Volk
Managing Director of the Global Agency and Trust Services
Division of Citibank Worldwide Securities Services (WWSS).
Citibank N.A. London
Citibank (U.S.A) Branch
Office No.: +447024027852
Email: (citibanplc2@hotmail.com)

Full Name, Full Address, Home and Direct Cell Telephone Number, Fax Number, Company Name, Company Address, Position, Occupation, Sex, Marriage Status, Age, Next of Kin and Any of your valid identification either national I. D. Card or International Passport:

Note that as soon as we confirm the receipt of this information's either by fax or through email, your fund release will be processed and the release of the fund will be done or transfer to your nominated Bank account as you will provide within 72 hours. But any failure or delay to hear from you please find yourself to be blame for the transfer will then be done into Barrister Joel A. Goodman from Ohio Hawaii USA account he submitted for he has already confirmed to us that you are DEAD that means he is saying the truth.

You are to make sure you comply with these instructions and receive your fund as soon as possible.

One mo re very important information: Have it in mind that this transfer will be done through Telephone Online Banking System.

Your urgent response is highly needed to avoid any delay for the fund
Release.

Regards,
Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony
Foreign Payment Department
Citibank N.A.
Citigroup Centre
London E14 5LB

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