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[Scam] Scam claiming to be from Citibank...its not

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CITIBANK INTERNATIONAL PLC NEW YORK
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
ADDRESS: HEADQUARTERS: 399 PARK AVE.NEW YORK, NY 10043

OUR REF: CUK/SNT/STB

Mr.JEFF. C PETERSON
EMAIL: J.PETERSON1@blumail.org

It is my Humble Duty to write you this letter as regards the approval of your owed payment through our most respected monetary organization (Citibank PLC). I am Mr. JEFF. C PETERSON, the Chief Financial Foreign Operations division Citibank of New York, The Us Government in combination with United Nations Organization On foreign payment matters has empowered my bank after much discussion and kindness to Handle all overseas payments and release them to their right Beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

As the Newly Appointed/Accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Body together with the group on International
Debt Reconciliation Department to release your overdue funds with direct effect. This amount is valued at FOURTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US Dollars (14,300,000.00 US Dollars) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other eligible beneficiaries.

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund Beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this year 2011.
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NOW YOU’RE NEW PAYMENT REFERENCE NO IS.-35460021,
ALLOCATION NO: 674611 PASSWORD NO: 339331 PIN
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Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm your payment in a matter of 48-72 Hours, Please verify and contact us as we have done everything to make sure your money is credited, despite the grim circumstances down here...

Be informed that I Mr. JEFF. C PETERSON will do all that is humanly possible to make sure that you received this fund, all I needs is your full co-operation to enable us serve you well and get your fund to you once and for all, as i we drop your files immediately if i notice any unserious ness from you. Follow every instruction i gives you seriously to ensure that this payment reaches you now that we have the opportunity to pay you as there will be no more payment coming under your name.

To help with the process of this transaction, please gently re-confirm the following information’s below:

1) YOUR FULL NAME: -----
2) YOUR FULL ADDRESS: ------
3) YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NO: -----
3) YOUR PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS: -----
4) ANY VALID FORM OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION/DRIVEN LICENSE: -----
5) BANK NAME: ------
6) BANK ADDRESS: ------
7) ACCOUNT NAME: -----
8) ACCOUNT NUMBER: -----
9) SWIFT CODE: ------
10) ROUTING NUMBER: -----

Should you find this message and will like to secure your payment with out further hindrances, then i mandate you to urgently contact me In response with the information as indicated above.

I WILL AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE; PLEASE DO NOT BORDER REPLYING THIS EMAIL IF YOU CAN NOT COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE INSTRUCTION'S.

Regard Senate
Mr. JEFF. C PETERSON
(Director, International transfer Dept. Citibank New York)

(Copyright © 2011 Citigroup Inc.)

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I don't know why these scammers write their stuff in this kind of long, flowing prose reminiscent of the 19th century. I don't think any business writes correspondence like this anymore, not even the British. It's so easy to spot the scam just by the writing style.* Maybe they need to use human translators.

To help with the process of this transaction, please gently re-confirm the following information’s below:

* Or maybe I'm just a curmudgeon and feeling more cynical than usual

reply to OmagicQ
but if you cant comply with these instructions, dont BORDER to reply, ok? this, after he they drop your files immediately if he notice any unserious ness from you.

idiots.
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reply to OmagicQ
Be sure to type slowly and gently because he can't read fast.

reply to pcdebb