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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: peter joseph <peterjoseph_555@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: peterjoseph_444@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 11:03:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM:MR. PETER.JOSEPH


FROM:MR. PETER.JOSEPH
EXECUTIVE/ REMITTANCE DIRECTOR
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.
REPLY TO EMAIL ADDRESS: peterjoseph_444@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it, because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is %100 hitch free from all what you may think of. I am MR. PETER.JOSEPH , the Executive Director of the Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.
The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of MR.ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared Dormant and confisticated the depositor's fund to the BankTreasury according to Nigeria Banking and Financial law. He is a foreigner based in Nigeria, unfortunately He is late as he was amongst those that was Killed in the recent WARRI CRISIS as you can confirm through this website <http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm>
He is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum of US$12 M (TWELVE Million United States Dollars Only) deposited in the account. In fact it happened that since his death, the next of kin of the dollar account holder, has not show up for the claim.This is where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you necessary Assistance and perfect the Legal Authentication documents which will officially recognise you as a relation to the deceased.
I shall guide you with all diligence and legal processes to ensure the smooth perfect success of this transaction and the Funds (US$ 12 Million) would be claimed by you. Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in this Bank to present you as his Next of Kin in other to claim this said fund, Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded every arrangement to ensure that you receive the funds successfully as the next of kin.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims of this fund.
The whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to get the fund claimed successfully by you.Without trace even in future.
SEND REPLY TO peterjoseph_444@yahoo.co.uk
Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4 YOUR AGE.
5. YOUR OCCUPATION.
After the successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 50-50 (50% for you and 50% for me).
Yours truly,
MR. PETER.joseph
EXECUTIVE/ REMITTANCE DIRECTOR
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC


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