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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348028295986 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC. <contracts@gtb-ng.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:32:31 +0000
Subject: RE: URGENT FROM GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC



>From the Desk of:
Mr. Jide Ogundare
Executive Director,
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
Tel: +234-14348482

Attn: Ayman Hamouda,

I am here in acknowledgement of your email and the swift response in regards to your Contract Payments of US$3,700,000.00 (Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) forwarded to my humble office from the Federal Government of Nigeria Revenue Office for immediate payment.

I am Mr. Jide Ogundare, The Executive Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. Firstly, I plead on behalf of my country and the Central Bank Of Nigeria together with GTB PLC for not contacting you all this while, as regards to your contract payments which I know by now must have cost you some inconveniences, I am promising you on behalf of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc that this will no repeat itself any more.

I want you to know that your payment is valid and maintained with us here; I have ensured that you receive your fund through an International Certified Bank Draft, acceptable and payable to you. I advice you to cooperate with me and listen to my advice as Guaranty Trust Bank Plc will not be held responsible for any lapses or miss-direction of your fund due to your inability of you to cooperate with me who is in-charged as the Executive Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc(GTB PLC).

I cannot vividly explain how this payment was generated or accrued to you, but I was informed before I resumed my humble office in the month of May 2006 that a foreign contractor; Richard Hamouda; who at the point of the execution of the said contract did not receive his payment, after the completion of the Contract with the Federal Government, coupled with the fact that the computer departments of the central bank was burnt down some months ago before I resumed this humble office, and all available information's as regards to your information's that was dropped by the foreign contractor was missing as well, when we were able to trace burnt files we were only left with your name and contact information which prompted in me contacting you for verifications.

When this payment notification was forwarded to my humble office, I decided to contact you for Immediate payment In an International Certified Bank Draft payable to you in your name, which will be delivered to your door step in the next 72hours by a Diplomatic Courier Company in the name of Bankers Courier Company, as soon as your delivery arrangements have been concluded by you.

Therefore, as soon as you receive the Bank Draft, you are to proceed to your bank for payment confirmations, while we back it up through our telex transfer confirmation message system from our office here. Also, you will receiving two documents along side your contract C D's with the draft that will protect you from any breach of the International monetary policies, while you have to watch the Contract C D's for more understandings and follow through the instructions there off.

I would want you to re-confirm to me your full delivery address, where you want the diplomatic courier company staff to meet with you in persons for the acknowledgement of your parcel; also a copy of your international passport or drivers License or valid working identity for proper identification to avoid making the delivery to a wrong person.

While waiting for your reply, I shall contact the director of the courier company on your behalf, to demand for their delivery requirements and make it known to you, Do call me on the telephone for further directives.

Attached to this email is the passport page on my international passport for your perusal.


Regards,
Mr. Jide Ogundare.
Executive Director,
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
Tel: +234-1-4348482.
Mobile: +234-802-829-5986
Email: contracts@gtb-ng.com
www.gtb-ng.com

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