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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: "Dr. Kuben Naidoo" <afdbnkken@gmail.com>
Reply-To: admin_info@citromail.hu
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:12:10 -0700
Subject: FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK LONDON

77B Liverpool Street
London, EC2M 7PY
United Kingdom.

Attn: Beneficiary.

This message serves to inform you that the joint agency have finally
concluded arrangements towards your lottery payment, Contract,
Inheritance, and also for reported SCAMMED VICTIMS which has been on
hold here in our bank and our revenue service department for a long
period of time due to lack of cooperation and communicating with wrong
officials of the bank, in view to this the Ministry of Finance in
conjunction with First Commercial Bank London and the United Kingdom
Inland Revenue gathered concerning how all delayed winnings/contract
and inheritance, funds will be immediately released into designated
bank account of the beneficiary in your country without further delay
since we're at the end of the economical year 2021/2022 which is now
due to be released since the said fund belonged to you.

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences
that this may have caused during our ongoing investigation on the
reason for delay, however we have made contact with South Africa
Reserve Bank to handle the Final Release of your funds into your
account since you cannot meet up all the charges requested for the
release of the funds into your bank account as the beneficiary
internationally go through the link to see those that has accepted to
use their humble offices to see that this procedure is a success:

https://www.resbank.co.za/AboutUs/Structure/Pages/Governors.aspxGovernors
- South African Reserve Bank Financial Markets; International Economic
Relations and Policy; Corporation for Public Deposits; Legal Services;
Financial Stability; National Payment System. www.resbank.co.za

To Claim Your Fund you will need to contact the office of Deputy
Remittance Account Department -Dr. Kuben Naidoo as the Reserve Bank
does not deal with individuals but banks. You are advice to contact
Dr. Kuben Naidoo on the following email addresses:
(admin_info@citromail.hu) with your details and make sure you give him
all your cooperation to guide you through the clearing and the
processing formalities for immediate release of your benefited funds
into your designated bank account. Provide below the requested detail
when contacting Dr. Kuben Naidoo for official clarity.

FULL NAME…………………
TEL………………………
ADDRESS……………..

Yours Faithfully

President and CEO
Dr/ Mrs. Catherine T. Butch
First Commercial Bank London

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