419 scam: "Prince Akande"<psyclone1019s@ybb.ne.jp> NOTICE OF PAYMENT

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2347086673674 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Akande" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prince_akande@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 05:36:38 -0800
Subject: NOTICE OF PAYMENT

From: ATM Department,

CitiBank Nigeria (CitiGroup)

27, Kofo Abayomi Street Victoria Island,

Lagos, Nigeria. Ref:CIG/100/445

Dear Sir/Madam,

This message is in regard to your ATM Visa card for your compensation fund sum of US$1,500,000.00. CitiBank was finally contracted to handle the payment of your compensation fund of the above amount by ATM card. your email contact is amongst list of beneficiaries in the data, and I'm assigned by the management of Citigroup to carryout delivery of the ATM card package to you.

on this note, I am please to inform you that ATM card Number 4120 5350 0029 6238 (4120) for the sum of US$1,500,000.00 which have been acredited to your favor is ready for immediately delivery to you. you are hereby required to confirm to me your present address were you want the ATM card to be delivered, and to also send the shipping fee sum of $95 U.S dollars to enable me deliver the ATM card package to you since no provision was provided to me for the delivering as the issued bank (CitiBank) was not granted right of deductions on the fund.

Upon receipt of this above requirements from you I shall have your ATM card package dispatched to you by the DHL courier service whom will deliver it to you at your designated home Address.

with the card you can make withdrawals from any part of the world at ATM centre near to you. the pin and all neccesary user guides will be in attached on delivery (intact in the ATM card package doc.) which will be delivered to you by the DHL courier service, for your easy use. you will receive the ATM card package within 72hrs that you send the $95 U.S Dollars delivery fee to me, meanwhile I shall send the Airway bill/tracking number to you by your very email address once the package is dispatched so that you can track it on arrival.

    Name: Prince Akande

    Country: NIGERIA

    City LAGOS

    test Question: COLOR

    Test Answer: RED

Send the $95 U.S dollars delivery fee by this very above information, test question and answer. and send the MTCN number to me including senders name. and the ATM card package will be dispatch to you without delay.

for enquiry cal: +2347086673674

Best Regards

Prince Akande.

Director of Operations, CitiBank Nigeria CitiGroup.

DIRECT PHONE: +2347086673674

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