419 scam: MRS Caroline Clarkson <"www."@axel.ocn.ne.jp> CITI BANK

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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:
- "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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- atlantabofamerica26@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS Caroline Clarkson <"www."@axel.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MRS Caroline Clarkson <atlantabofamerica26@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 21:21:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CITI BANK

CITI BANK GROUP NAIROBI Benin
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
SWIFT IFSC: CITIKENAXXX

PAYMENT TRANSFER SCHEDULE NOTIFICATION.

We wish to inform you that we received unconditional instruction from the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, set up by the United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank Assisted Program and the (IMF) to release the sum of 10.8mUSD (Ten million eight hundred Thousand United States dollars) into your account.

Your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the Outstanding beneficiary who have not received his overdue payments.Following your file record your outstanding contract payment Increased to 10.8m USD, as the Government compensation to all legal Foreign contractors base on the promise made by the president to
Support the united nation on anti-corruption campaigns. Please Re-confirm to us if this is in line with your record and also Re-confirm the followings;

#1) your full name. #2) Home Telephones or mobile. # 3) Full address and your Occupations. #4) Your City and Country. #5) marital statuses.

The above information will enable us procure payment clearance slip and identification transfer access code (T.A.C). As soon as we have procured and send transfer payment papers to you, all you need to do is send the documents with the transfer access codes to your bank so they can access your funds and credit your account immediately the Transfer order advice is released on that same day.

The code will not be processed until we read from you because ever Since your name was published as one of the beneficiary in the Official debts settlement gazette chart of 21/O9/2017, we have had at Least two people send us letters purportedly written claiming to be from you demanding for a change in the receiving bank details; Please See below Mrs. Michael Smith presented the understated account details for the transfer, please confirm do you know about this person and Details:

MRS. MICHAEL W.SMITH, Bank name: BANK OF AMERICA, ILLINIOS CHICAGO.Account number: 8503809427, ILLINIOS CHICAGO, USA.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
Payment effectively.
E.mail: atlantabofamerica26@hotmail.com
Yours sincerely,
MRS Caroline Clarkson

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