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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: CITIBANK <daodumotunrayo2579@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officialcitibankofamerica@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:34:05 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY

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ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY!

YOU'RE WELCOME TO CITIBANK.

My Name Is Mr. Mark Ben, the new Director Of Foreign Remittance
Department, Citibank. We know that you have not received Your funds
here in America, we have finally cashed your abandoned long a lost
check, confirmed to be your won compensation fund. And we decided to
box the money to avoid expiry of the check because it has stayed a
longtime here in Citibank. After searching for your contact to reach
you through, We found your Email address on the check. The fund values
is the sum of $10.8million dollars USD. kindly reconfirm your full
information as instructed below so that we can get your money to you
safely.

Your full Name..............
Your phone number.......
Your international passport/or drivers license /or state I.D..............
Do you want to receive it Via an ATM CARD or Online Banking..............
For ATM only
Your home address.......
Your city..................
Your nearest airport.......

I'm waiting for your urgent and positive respond.

Sincerely
Mr. Mark Ben,
officialcitibankofamerica@gmail.com,
Director Of Foreign Remittance Department.
CitiBank USA.

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