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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: Ms Gloria Young <hrecoveryunit@gmail.com>
Reply-To: citibankofficer77@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 04:50:20 -0700
Subject: Your payment. Respond ASAP

--
Head, Accounts /Fund Recovery Unit
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
Bank Name: CITIBANK
Bank address; 388 Greenwich Street Hennessy
Road Post Office New York, NY 10013 United States
Email: citibankofficer77@gmail.com
www.citibank.com

Your payment. Respond ASAP

Fund Release ATM Department,


Attn:Sir/Ma,

YOUR FUND PAYMENT THROUGH OUR ATM CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM.

The management and account department of the CITIBANK Private Banking
NY write to bring to your notice that your long over due Investment/Inheritance

fund valued at the sum of $10.5 million is ready to be release to you
through the

CITIBANK Private Banking atm credit card payment system as we have
been ordered by

the United states Government and the world bank debt Re-conciliation commission
to be release to you in the next 12 hours as we are instructed by the
world bank and United nation debt re-conciliation commission.

Please you will be required to get back to us in the next 6 hours with
a copy of

any means of your identification and your full name and home address for the

onward and immediate release of your atm $10.5 million to you.

Your swift response will be highly needed in the next 6 hours for us
to serve you

better.

Contact Person: Mr. John Holland
Director of Financial Controller
Bank Name: CITIBANK
Bank address; 388 Greenwich Street Hennessy
Road Post Office New York, NY 10013 United States
Email:{ citibankofficer77@gmail.com }


Thank you for banking with us.


Yours in Service
Ms Gloria Young.

Head, Accounts /Fund Recovery Unit
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
Email: mrsgloriayoung66@gmail.com

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