419 scam: "Mr. Denis K. Montag"<info@mail.com> Your Settlement From Citibank

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- deniskmontagcitibanknewyork2021@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Denis K. Montag" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deniskmontagcitibank2021@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 01:48:48 +0200
Subject: Your Settlement From Citibank

From the Desk of Mr. Denis K. Montag
Fund Operational Manager
Citibank New York, NY 10016, USA
Our Ref: Cb0022-docs/022
Your Ref: CBU/WB/IMF/USA -22
Email: deniskmontagcitibanknewyork2021@aol.com

Urgent Notice.

The Recently Launched Economic Co-operation Development (ECOD),
With the Efforts of the World Bank to Synergize International
Advances in the Area of External Debt Statistics.
Due to This Newly Launched Organization, the World Bank Has Gratified the International Debt
Management to Release All Outstanding Contractors/Workers That Are Due
For Payment With Us.In This Regards, You Are Among the Lucky Names
Selected Among the Unsettled Contractors/Workers Who Have Not Received Their Payments.
I Wish to Inform You That the International Debt Management
Was Approved and Instructed by Foreign Debt Organization & World
Bank to Process and Release All Outstanding Due Payments.

We Officially Notify You Through This Email, That the World Bank in Conjunction With the United States Set Aside Us$3.4billion to Pay in Good Claims
From Foreign Inheritance Fund (Next of Kin); in Line With This the United States
On Foreign Debt Matters (USFDM) Ordered,That Contractors and Next-Of-KINS Whose File Have Shown Sufficient
Proof Regarding Job Execution and Debt Outstanding Be Settled Without
Further Delay.

We Wish to Inform You That Your File Was Forwarded to Citibank Newyork by Various Offices and Department
Showing That You Have Fulfilled All Conditions Necessary to Receive Your Payment.The Delayed Reasons for Your Due Prolonged Payment Was Because of Counter-claim
On Your Fund, This Necessitated All the Needful Documents Relating to Your Contract Payment, Which We Were Convinced That You Are the Bona-fide Beneficiary to the Fund. There Were Attempts
To Divert Your Payment to Foreign Account Which Was Intercepted.

I Hereby Inform You This Day, That Your Inheritance Summed up (Us$23.3m) Shall Be Paid to You via ATM Card or Any Other Desired Choice of Yours.
Finally, Kindly Provide the Detailed Information Below and Get Back to Us for Your ATM Card to Be Delivered to Your Doorstep:

Your Full Name:
Residential Address.
Personal Phone/mobile No:
Attached Copy of Your Identification:
Occupation:

Please Provide the Above Information Accurately, Because This Office Will Not Be Held Liable for Any Wrong Delivery of
Funds via ATM Card. Thanks for Banking With Citibank While We Look Forward to Serving You With the Best of Our Service.
Please Kindly Email Us Back via reply : deniskmontagcitibanknewyork2021@aol.com
Yours Truly,

Mr. Denis K. Montag
Fund Operational Manager
Head Foreign Transfer Department
Citibank NewYork, NY 10016, USA.
Email: deniskmontagcitibanknewyork2021@aol.com

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