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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: "Mr. Adrian Pennie" <info.dhlcourierservices91@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mradrianspenny@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 02:33:01 -0700
Subject: Urgent Notice.

From the Desk of Mr. Adrian Pennie
Fund Operational Manager
Citibank New York, NY 10016, USA
Our Ref: CB0021-Docs/022
Your Ref: CBU/WB/IMF/USA -22

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.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Adrian Pennie
Fund Operational Manager
Head Foreign Transfer Department
Citibank NewYork, NY 10016, USA.

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