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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: "Global Trust Bank Plc" <globaltrustbank@globaltrustbankplc.org>
Reply-To: info@globaltrustbankplc.org
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:28:54 +0000
Subject: GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC

                                                                
            GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC
 
  
Attn:  Lottery Winner
 
 
 
This mail is from the Lottery officials paying bank (GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC)
 
 
Congratulation once more on your lottery-winning prize, your information for the release of your prize has just been sent to the official paying bank of the lottery prize (GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC )
 
 
 
1) LOTETRY-WINNING CERTIFICATE: You are to contact your lottery agent,(Mrs.Elizabeth Fowler) for your winning certificate,and on receipts of it, you are to send it to the bank,as this will prove you are the real and genuine winner of the lottery winning prize.
 
 
 
2)IDENTIFICATION: You are to send to the bank (GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC ) a scan copy of your International Passport or Driver lincence,as this is also for identification and records purpose only.
 
 
As soon as this required infomations is received from you, your lottery winning prize will be ready for transfer,
 
 
 Congratulations once again,
 Mr. Edward Thompson
GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC
+234 1 7217003

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info@globaltrustbankplc.org
Picture: : globaltrustbank@globaltrustbankplc.org

 
    
                                    

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