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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: "CITI BANK,NEW YORK.UNITED STATES." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrbbolisa11@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:07:30 -0700
Subject: MS.SUSAN WHITE.

CITI Bank of New York.
33 Liberty Street,New York,NY10045.
Tel: 1-253-3907037.
Fax: 1800-3749200
www.citibank.org
Email:info@citibank.org

Dear,Beneficiary.


Sir.
CITI BANK NEW YORK TRANSFER CREDIT INSTRUCTIONS OK.

We have received your contract/inheritance payment approval from our ordering Customer Service the Federal Government of Nigeria through the office of the New Finance Minister of Nigeria Dr Olusegun Aganga for the further credit to your bank account which you have to reconfirm to our bank as well. With all due respect, our bank has obliged to credit your account with instructions. Quoting reference to CITI BANK transfer regulation and in line with AMERICAN Financial and Allied Conduct, your account will be Credit to the tune of US$2.5Million(Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) Only as directed to our bank by the New Finance Minister in Nigeria Dr Olusegun Aganga through the Nigerian Escrew bank account with the CITI bank here in New York, you are hereby expressly advice to please obtain a copy of your International Funds Transfer Clearance Authorisations Certificate (IFTCAC) from the office of MrBob Olisa in Nigeria immediately you receive this fax message,the above
Clearance Certificate is what we

Furthermore be advised that you will only access your funds when transferred by this bank CITI Bank New York only when you must have obtain the IFCAC Clearance Certificate from Mr.Bob Olisa the Document Procurement Director in the Presidency of which we will credit your account through there Consolidated Oil Reserve Account with our bank based only on the instructions of Mr.Bob Olisa,you are therefore advice to contact the Gentleman on his direct telephone number: 234-8058875754 or better still email him on: mrbbolisa11@gmail.com ,let him know that you receive a circular from CITI Bank here to obtain the IFCAC Certificate from him before we will credit your account to the tune of US$5M only based on his directives, either him or you the beneficiary will send the Certificate to our bank before the transfer will be effected in less than 24 hours.

Please be warned as our bank does not trust any Nigerian Official except Mr.Bob Olisa the Procurement Director whom we can give attention to in any of his instruction.Prior to our banking regulation, final credit shall be made to your account upon his instruction and the presentaions of the above said Document which is the only requirement needed from by this bank to effect your transfer,to avoid any form of scam the above document will cost you the sum of US$480 ONLY(Four Hundred And Eighty Dollars)that is the only money you will send to the above gentleman in Nigeria as the official cost,we informed you of this amount to avoid being cheated by anybody in Nigeria and to enable you fast track your transfer,please reconfirm your bank account to our bank as soon as you obtain the IFCAC Document from the above officer in Nigeria as we directed you.

Yours faithfully,

Ms,Susan White.
CITI Bank New York.
Tel: 00 1-253-390-7037.Enquiry line.
susanwhite.citibank58@googlemail.com

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