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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.John Garry," <fusa47092@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ofile487@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 May 2022 00:05:48 -0700
Subject: WELCOME TO CITIBANK OF AMERICA.

WELCOME TO CITIBANK OF AMERICA.
1217 Metropolitan Parkway Atlanta GA 30310 , United States.

TO YOUR ATTENTION!

This is to inform you that a compensation payment in the amount of
US$5,000,000.00 (Five Million United State Dollars) was legally approved
and deposited few days ago with our Bank, Citibank Branch Office here in
Atlanta Georgia United States, and it was deposited in your name by the
foreign debts settlement/compensation committee of the Executive Directors
Of World Bank Group in conjunction with the European Union Board Of
Directors, and they instructed us to credit this fund direct to your
private bank account with immediate effect, Meanwhile, the good news about
your fund now is that your compensation payment file with some of the
legal documents backing this fund has been forwarded to the US Department
of State and the United Nations for final approval, And we shall proceed
with the transfer immediately we hear from you because we were mandated to
transfer this fund to you as one of the beneficiary whose the name is
listed in the World Bank foreign debts settlement/compensation payment file.

We wait your immediate response with your information below to enable this
bank proceeds immediately with the transfer of your fund as we were directed
Your Name..
Home Address :
Age/Occupation :
Valid Phone number :
Country...
Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.
Thank you, God Bless America.
Mr. John Garry,
Director Of Foreign Remittance Department.
Citibank Atlanta Georgia United States

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