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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.stephan@likouala.com X" <xx@yy>
Reply-To: citibankcitibank029@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:15:48 -0700
Subject: CITI BANK GROUP

CITI BANK GROUP
77033-South West Fwy #1100
ADDRESS: HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, 33021 USA.
TEL/ 1-267-509-6148

Attn: Beneficiary,

The office of CITI BANK GROUP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, hereby write to confirm that we received information From (IMF) to release your Inheritance Approved fund worth US$5,000.000.00 to your designated bank account, With an approved ATM SWIFT CARD to be deliverred to your door step, We have also verify The Fund Authenticity, and we have been able to confirm that the FUND is 100% LEGITIMATE, And the money must be successfully confirmed or deliverred to you through DIRECT BANK TELEX TRANSFER TO YOUR PREFERRED BANK ACCOUNT or through ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT , that can be cashable in any ATM MACHINE AROUND YOU OR NATIONWIDE.

Remember that you are legally entitled to receive the total sum of US$5,000.000.00 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which will be processed into an ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD, we also authenticate the fact that your entitled amount of US$5,000.000.00 is safe and ready for immediately crediting to your own designated Bank Account; therefore note that the ATM CARD will be deliver to your door step within a couple of 3 hours, All the necessary official modalities is being finalized in your favor and the remittance Director of this office CITI BANK GROUP, shall communicate with you with great success within the next few hours you comply firstly with this instruction given in this letter.

The information has been programmed in our wire system for final remittance of your Inheritance Approved Fund, To notarize your file and certify your Fund for remittance to your preferred mode of transfer, either your money be credited directly to your preferred account or to be sent to you through ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD,You are required to send your Bank Account details, Your full Name your bank address and telephone numbers to this office of CITI BANK GROUP immediately, At the receipt of your Bank Account details, we will notarize your file, certify your Fund for immediate remittance and credit your nominated Bank Account within 24hours of receiving the Bank Account details,

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

MR. JEROME BRAD HUGHES
Head of Banking Operations CITI BANK GROUP,
TEL/ 1-267-509-6148
Reply to Email: citibankcitibank029@gmail.com

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