419 scam: Ben Citalis <web0000000000.0001@att.net> INFORMATION

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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: Ben Citalis <web0000000000.0001@att.net>
Reply-To: infofcb@kimo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:08:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INFORMATION

My office received your information sent to us by the (NNPC)/federal
Government of Nigeria and United Nations to pay your part payment of
US$4.2Million as your unpaid contract fund, which you are entitled to.
On behalf of my office please accept our apology for the bitter
experience and delay you suffered in the past, regarding to this very
matter, we re-assuring you that the present intervention of UN strong
resolution has signaled the final end of such problem.On this important
note, I wish to duly inform you, that you are required to send any of
your identification items such as your driver License or International
Passport.My office awaits your immediate response. e-mail:

Thanks, Yours

faithfully,

Mr. BEN CITALIS

(MD).FCB BANK.

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