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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: "Citibank" <info@citibnk.com>
Reply-To: jamesthomas9901@aol.com
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:04:04 -0700
Subject: Immediate released of your COVID-19 palliative fund from the United Nations
(UN).

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is an official advice from the Citibank foreign remittance/telegraphic dept. And the World Health Organization (WHO) it has come to our notice that you have not yet receive your COVID-19 fund of US$1,500,000.00 MILLION which has being deposit with us the (Citibank) for further credit to your bank account as the original beneficiary you have to read the followings.

The already transferred funds, which was made by the United Nations (UN) for final crediting to your account, but it can not work. Secret diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities, why must your payment be made in secret transfer, if your transaction is legitimate, why did you not receive your COVID-19 fund directly into your account? according to the United Nations (UN) they said this is a pure coded means of payment to avoid scammers, the Records which we have, had this method of payment in the past has always been related to terrorist acts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds reflect in your account, so it is our duty as the Citibank to correct this little problem before this fund will be credited into your personal account if not your fund will be giving to the charities.

We have (STOPPED THE TRANSFER) on it's way to deliver to your account, and we will pay you through a Secured Diplomatic Transit Account (S.D.T.A),A contract has being signed by all the Organizations and also the World Health Organization (WHO) that all the beneficiary been owed for COVID-19 Palliative Fund should be paid via Citibank.

The already transferred funds has being reprogrammed in our Remittance computer system for final crediting to your account, but it can not work, because the information we have here in your payment file which was sent to us by the United Nations (UN) regards to your information is not complete.

Please you are advice to reconfirm to us the below stated information for the final proceedings.

Full name.......................... ..............

Full address....................... ...................

Age........................... .....................

Sex........................... .....................

Nationality.............. ........................

Home Telephone #...........................

Mobile Telephone #..........................

Occupation................. .....................

It is very important you reconfirm the above information to us for immediate further proceedings, and be rest assured that as soon as you reconfirm the information we will proceed with other information on how you will receive your COVID-19 fund within 24hours without further delay, and all payment documents will be sent to you to enable you confirm the payment without any problems with any Government Official.

WARNING: failure to produce the above requirement in the next 7 working day , legal action will be taken immediately by sending fund to Charities, means that your fund will be regards as a terrorism, drug trafficking or money laundering and they are a serious problem here in our country today.

Contact me on my private E-mail Address with your full details as stated above for directions: jamesthomas9901@aol.com

James Thomas
Citibank Admin
Remittance Department

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