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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
- 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.
- citigroupbankplc@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: United Bank Plc <heru.rusmawan@brisyariah.co.id>
Reply-To: United Bank Plc <b_of_africa8@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 04:34:12 +0700 (WIB)
Subject: Citigroup Bank Branch.
(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A 10017.
Fund Beneficiary.
This is to officially bring to your notice that The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out in your favor.$12.7 Millions as payment for this Fiscal year 2018, this instructions is from the custody of the United Nation representative office in USA,The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council and the payment has been approved by World Bank.
We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-PPCK22) You have to indicate this code when contacting the card remittance Center with your contact details,You are hereby authorize to contact the paying office with the information below as soon as you receive this email for immediate release of your payment to you so that you can be the first beneficiary to receive its fund since the paying office have a lots of beneficiary to pay.
Full Name:
Address:
Telephone No:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:
Identity Card if any.
However outline below is the paying bank contact information. contact them now for immediate release of your payment to you since it has been approved by United Nations and World Bank meanwhile do not be taken unaware that all the necessary document backing the fund up has been forwarded to the custody of the paying bank.
Citigroup Bank Branch.
Payment officer:::Mr.Victor Lawson
Tel: ::+1 404 382 6434
Email:: (citigroupbankplc@gmail.com)
Do let us know immediately you contact Citigroup Bank for your immediate payment. please do not forget your payment code it is very important. We found your name in our list and that is why you are receiving this email notification
Congratulations.
Fund Beneficiary.
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