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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Terry White" <"QQQ."@sepia.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Terry White" <bankofamerica9408@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 23:05:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Citi. 388 Greenwich Street. New York, NY 10013. U.S.A.

CITIBANK Corporate Office
Citi. 388 Greenwich Street. New York, NY 10013. U.S.A.
Our Ref:CBD/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
New York, USA
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Customer service: ((317) 790-1653)


Dear esteemed customer,

The Management of the CITI BANK OF NEW YORK Corporate Office Headquarters Citi. 388 Greenwich Street. New York,
NY 10013. U.S.A. wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives yesterday,the 15st
Day of September,2017 at precisely 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate you
that your funds will be transferred into the United States Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters
at 270 Park Avenue in New York according to the record we got from Africa due to your inability to complete the
transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor payment obligation.The actual transfer of your funds
(1,500,000.00) into the government account comes up next week.

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer,Mrs.Rosa Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds will
be paid into the United States Government Treasury Account as unclaimed funds in compliance to section 3 subsection
1(a) of the United Emirate Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear country on September 11,2001.

Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be transferred into following the government
directive: Official Bankers for the United State Treasury Department AC NO: 68302345093 Routing NO:021109593 Account
Name:United States Treasury Department,USA

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediately so that we will remove your funds
transfer from the list of those transactions to be seized by the United State Government.Also be informed that
we can Deliver your fund in and ATM CARD or Wire Transfer so need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST)
to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the SEAL was reduced from 600 to $198 and no other fee is involved.
You are required to send the fee of $98 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the bank where your
transaction originated as stated below: INFORMATION

Receiver's Name.... Woods
City; Henderson
State;Nevada
Amount;$198
Sender's Name:--
MTCN or REFERENCE Number

The name of the city from where the money was sent If we receive the MTCN today,we will transfer your funds
(1,500,000.00) before we close office and the funds will reflect 3hours after the transfer.We will send you all the
necessary documents to enable you start making cash withdrawals from your account or ATM Machine same day the funds
are transferred.We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to wait.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.


Yours faithfully,
Jack Lewis)
CITI BANK OF Benin
Tell; (317) 790-1653

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