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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "CITI BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kcca2019@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 08:48:56 -0400
Subject: Read Carefully Urgent Notice

FROM OFFICE OF MR.LIONEL L. NOWELL, III
DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
IN FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS OF CITI BANK
NEW YORK,UNITED STATES




IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD NOTIFICATION


URGENTLY ATTN: NOTIFICATION,

WE HAVE IN THIS MONTH, RECEIVED A PAYMENT CREDIT INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WITH BRITISH GOVERNMENT/WORLD BANK IN INCONJECTION WITH THE UNITED NATION ON FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS (UN) TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF $23.3 MILLION ONLY BEING PART PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT FUNDS FROM THE RESERVE ACCOUNT WITH US THE CITI BANK NEW YORK,UNITED STATES .

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOU FUNDS ($23.3 MILLION) HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASED TO YOU, BUT WE CANNOT TRANSFER THIS FUNDS DIRECT TO YOUR ACCOUNT, BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) SO OUR METHOD OF PAYMENT IS BY ATM CARD. CONSEQUENTLY,THE WORLD BANK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED NATION SET ASIDE US$6.8 BILLION TO PAY IN GOOD CLAIMS FROM FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUND (NEXT OF KIN); IN LINE WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT THE UNITED NATION ON FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS (UN) ORDERED THAT CONTRACTORS AND NEXT-OF-KIN’S WHOSE FILES HAVE SHOWN SUFFICIENT PROOF REGARDING JOB EXECUTION AND THEIR DEBT OUTSTANDING FOR A LONG TIME BE SETTLED WITHOUT DELAY. WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FILES WAS FORWARDED TO CITI BANK NEW YORK,UNITED STATES BY VARIOUS OFFICES AND DEPARTMENT SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE FULFILLED ALL CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.

HOWEVER NOTE THAT EVERY ARRANGEMENT REGARDING YOUR FUND THROUGH ATM CARD HAS BEEN MADE; NOTE THAT YOUR FUNDS HAVE BEEN PROGRAM BY ATM CARD TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU AS A PACKAGE BY THE DELIVER COMPANY YOUR DOOR STEP.AS SOON AS YOU ESTABLISH A CONTACT WITH US, AN ATM CARD WILL BE ISSUED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY WHICH YOU CAN USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR FUNDS IN ANY BANK ATM MACHINE IN YOUR COUNTRY, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS $10,000 PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS THROUGH THIS MEANS YOU'RE ADVISED TO GET BACK TO US NOW FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD. AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO US, AN ATM CARD WILL BE ISSUED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY WHICH YOU CAN USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR FUNDS IN ANY ATM MACHINE WORLDWIDE.

TO FORESTALL SECURITY AND UNNECESSARILY DELAY AGAIN, YOUR FUNDS WILL BE LOADED IN AN ATM CARD AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) ASSIGN TO IT, THIS WILL ENABLE ONLY YOU TO HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OVER YOUR FUNDS IN THE ATM CARD. WE WILL MONITOR THIS PAYMENT OURSELVES TO AVOID THE HOPELESS SITUATION CREATED BY THE CORRUPT BANK OFFICIALS. AN IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT GUARANTEE HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT/WORLD BANK IN IN CONJECTION WITH THE UNITED NATION ON YOUR PAYMENT. HOWEVER, WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION/ INSTRUCTIONS, YOUR COMPLETE FUNDS WILL BE CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR THROUGH ATM CARD.

BE INFORMED THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR PAYMENT FILE AS DIRECTED TO US, AND YOUR FILE IS NEXT ON THE LIST OF OUR OUTSTANDING FUND BENEFICIARIES TO RECEIVE THEIR PAYMENT BEFORE THE END OF THIS SECOND TERM OF THE YEAR 2019.BE ADVISED THAT BECAUSE OF TOO MANY FUNDS BENEFICIARIES DUE FOR PAYMENT AT THIS SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF TWENTY THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$23,3M) ONLY AND TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE KIND LYRE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW: NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH US WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS IN THE REQUESTED INFORMATION BELOW. WE EXPECT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT EFFECTIVELY.

A YOUR FULL NAME:
B YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE:
C NAME OF CITY OF RESIDENCE:
D COUNTRY:
E DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
F FAX NUMBER:
G MOBILE NUMBER:
H YOUR AGE:
I CURRENT OCCUPATION:
J IDENTIFICATION:

PLEASE DO PROVIDE THE ABOVE INFORMATION ACCURATELY, BECAUSE THIS OFFICE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY WRONG TRANSFER OF FUNDS. THANKS FOR BANKING WITH CITI BANK NEW YORK,UNITED STATES US LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING YOU WITH THE BEST OF OUR SERVICE.NOTE: THOUSANDS OF FRAUDSTERS HAVE BEEN USING THIS METHOD IN SCAMMING MOST FOREIGN CREDITORS, WHICH WE HAVE IN THE PAYMENT LIST HERE IN OUR OFFICE. WE USE THIS MEDIUM TO INFORM YOU THAT ANY MAIL THAT DO NOT COME WITH THE NEW COMMUNICATION CODE: (BOA2121X-585-19) IS FALSE. IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE ADVICE NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL THAT DOES NOT COME WITH THE ABOVE COMMUNICATION CODE FOR SAFETY PURPOSE.OUR FINAL CONCLUSION WAS THAT, THE FUND SHOULD BE PAID TO YOU VIA AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE CARD (ATM) AS IT SEEMS, THIS WILL BE EASIER AND FASTER FOR YOU TO RECEIVE. YOUR NEW COMMUNICATION CODE :(BOA2121X-585-19)

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.LIONEL L. NOWELL, III
DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
IN FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS OF CITI
BANK NEW YORK,UNITED STATES

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