419 scam: Mr Paul Orji <ebelesamuel798@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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.
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.
- citibankmanager474@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Paul Orji <ebelesamuel798@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paule8713@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:41:19 -0800
Subject:

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THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT YOUR LOTTERY FUND $14.800.000.00 IS READY FOR
IMMEDIATE ONLINE TRANSFER AS DIRECTED BY MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NOW YOU
ONLY HAVE TO CONTACT CITIBANK MANAGER WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION AND
DEMAND FROM THEM YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO
TRANSFER YOUR LOTTERY FUND INTO ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE,

YOUR TRANSFER APPROVE FORM FEE IS $84.00 AND YOU WILL ASK THE BANK
WHERE WHERE AND HOW TO SEND TO THE Citibank TRANSFER DIRECTOR AS SOON
AS YOU SEND THE
FEE TODAY AND ASK THEN TO GIVE YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD, FOR
YOUR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND,CONTACT PERSON INFO IS BELLOW

Citibank TRANSFER DIRECTOR William Peter
E-MAIL==== citibankmanager474@gmail.com
ADDRESS=== 700 19th Street, N.W,

Anti-fraud resources:

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