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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: Citi bank Ltd <gambomuhdhotoro123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: citi.bank8080@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 06:09:24 -0700
Subject: Citibank - Credit Alert ($35 Million usd)

WELCOME TO CITIBANK OF AMERICA.
Address: 2221 I St NW #400
Washington, DC 20037, USA

TO YOUR ATTENTION!

This is to inform you that a compensation payment in the amount of
$35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five Million United State Dollars) was legally
approved and deposited few days ago with our Bank, Citibank Branch
Office here in Washington DC 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

1. You’re Name:
2. A copy of your ID valid till date.
3. Your full banking details with its address
4. Your direct phone numbers including your WhatsApp if you are onWhatsApp.
Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.

Have a nice day
Mr. John Garry
Citibank Washington DC

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