419 scam: "Citi Bank NJ"<customers@citibank.org> Important notification

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Citi Bank NJ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claden04@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 01:14:39 +0330
Subject: Important notification

Citi Bank
176 Columbia Turnpike
Florham Park, NJ5

Tel: 973 7185 665

We are delighted to inform you that we received a valued sum of fund to credit instruction from the Bank Of America (BOA) in conjunction with the United Nation to credit your account with your full Inheritance fund sum of $10,500,000 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from the Bank Of America Reserve account with our bank Citi Bank Board in New Jersey.

Your fund is now deposited in our clearing house transit account which has made cash available for immediate transfer to you. Before your funds can be transferred, you are required to open a Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online with our bank. As soon as this account is opened by you, we shall credit your total funds immediately and your login details forwarded to you so that you can login and make the total transfer of $10,500,000.00 USD therein via online wire transfer into your bank account without delay. We shall receive your application in our system once this has been done by you and submitted, and shall get back to you regarding your account details.

Before we proceed to set up your Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online Account, we want to bring to your notice the simple procedure to achieve this aim with our bank under my supervision.

Before you begin please have the following information ready:

Your full name & Address
Your Social Security Number
(All of your eligible current and future accounts will be automatically set up for Online Banking.)
Your Email Address....................................
Contact Phone Number / Fax Number............................
Current Occupation..............................
Marital Status..............................
Sex...................................
Age........................
Scan copy of your Working ID/ Int'l Passport.............................

Meanwhile, you have to clearly understand that, before we can set up a new Citi Bank Personal Residential Online Account for you here in our bank, the opening fee must be paid by you and it will be reflected in our database.

Your Immediate Response is highly needed to enable me commence for the Online Account.

we anticipate your co operation to make this the transfer a success

Best Regard's
Anthony kalvel

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