419 scam: "China Citic Bank"<harrywang_citic@asia.com> DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS.KATE WILLIAMS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF YOUR FUND?

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- hilarywang_citic@126.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "China Citic Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hilarywang_citic@126.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 09:21:44 +0100
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS.KATE WILLIAMS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF YOUR FUND?

China Citic Bank
Fund Remittance dept,
Asia Pacific
Ref: Remittance of (USD$9,500,000.00)

Attention Beneficiary,

We received instruction from our correspondence payee bank to transfer the sum of $9.5 million into your account via WORLD BANK FUND SUPPORT ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME on private individuals which we are on the process to forward to you information so that the fund can be transferred into your regular account in your country without any problem.
Surprisingly this morning, when we were about to communicate and proceed on how to reach you,Mrs.Kate Williams whom claimed to be your representative forwarded to us the following account details to transfer the fund into her personal bank account.

The account details which she forwarded are to us as follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Kate Williams
Account# 003767127254
Routing # 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2
Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you and has your permission to receive your fund, if this lady is never your representative, you are required to fill and send this information for verification purpose so that your fund value of $9.5million United state dollars will be released and paid to you officiallly and accordingly.

1. YOUR FULL NAME..........................
2. YOUR TELEPHONE......
3. AGE...........
4. SEX........................... .........
5. YOUR OCCUPATION.................... ............
6. YOUR ADDRESS....................... .

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS KATE WILLIAMS IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO MRS KATE WILLIIAMS ACCOUNT.

You are to contact Mr.hilary Wang as soon as possible with email address below

Enail: hilarywang_citic@126.com

Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay.....

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Hilary Wang

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