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"Citi Bank of America" Advance-fee Scam Sent by Scammers

The fake "Citi Bank of America" email below is a fake and scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.

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A "Citi Bank of America" Advance-Fee Scam

From: - morrisike85@yahoo.com

Date: Mon, Jul 1, 2019, 5:13 PM

Subject: Attention Attention Beneficiary!!!

WELCOME TO CITI BANK 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 in our Bank, Citi Bank 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.

However, Please note that Citi Bank have decided and agreed together to send this payment to you by either bank wire transfer, online bank or by ATM means depending the option you would prefer to receive this fund for security purpose, so you are therefore advised to quickly get back to the management of this bank and let us know the option you choose to have your fund credited into your account to enable us proceed with the claim process of your fund.

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.

Full Name:

Home Address:

Age/Occupation:

Valid Phone number:

Country/State United

Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.

Thank you, God Bless America.

Mr. John Williams

Director Of Foreign Remittance Department.

Citi Bank Atlanta Georgia United States

Welcome to Citibank of America

1217 Metropolitan Parkway Atlanta GA 30310 , United States.

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