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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: CITIBANK LONDON UK <atmdebitcardpaymentoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.ciitibnktrsfdptuk@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 09:56:21 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM CITIBANK .

CITIBANK UK LONDON
33 CANADA SQUARE LONDON UK.
FROM THE DESK OF MR. MARK MASON.
DIRECTOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER



Dear Sir/Madam.

I want to inform you that your outstanding payment of $15.5 Million US
Dollars, which has been with our Central paying office from United
Nations has been sign out for payment after series of meeting with our
board of directors, We have already sent you two various notification
mails last year as regarding to this New Development and it's
surprising we haven't received any acknowledgement mail from you up
till this time.

I am sending you this mail again as a REMINDER and for the last
time,to have your consent as regarding to the Authorization Letter we
received from United Nations, Also this payment will come to you via
any of your choice of receiving payment.

Bellow are the information required to enable us proceed forward.

1) Full Names:
2) Residential Address:
3) Your telephone and fax number:
4) Age and Profession:
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:

Await your urgent response.

Mr. Mark Mason
Director Chief Financial Officer
Citibank UK
Tel: (+44) 745 128 4486
E-mail: www.ciitibnktrsfdptuk@gmail.com

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