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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: "Guaranty Trust Bank London-UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gtb.international.remmitance@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:30:45 +0100
Subject: Your Grant Allocation Benefit.

Guaranty Trust Bank London (UK)
62 Margaret Street, London W1W 8TF
Tel: +447 024 058 745
Fax: +447 092 887 134
Email: gtb.international.remmitance@gmail.com                                   
 
                     
Attn: Beneficiary.
 
RE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR UNITED NATION GRANT ALLOCATION BENEFIT FUND.
We have received a swift instruction from the WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION to clear your over due United Nations Grant Allocation Benefit with the UNITED NATION to your nominated bank account. With your payment reference numbers as follow: United Nation Approval No: UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-20BXAZQ, Allocation No: 90QBTRIST Password No: 71UWQSXZ, Pin Code No: ZW34ASD and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: FX16, Released Code No: 0OEDXA; Immediate Guaranty Trust Bank Telex confirmation No: -GTB94HYQ; Secret Code No: 20HTUI, Having received these vital payment number, therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 48hrs.
 
The Guaranty Trust Bank therefore advice that you forward to this bank the under listed required informations for the immediate transfer of your (US$8,300,000.00) (Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) approved payment to your bank account:
 
(1) YOUR FULL NAME:
(2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
(3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
(4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
 
Note: for security reasons your personal Contact/Communication code with Guaranty trust bank is (555).
 
This bank does not advice any customers to pass information's relating your banking detail via internet to avoid Internet Thefts and hacker, so we advice your to visit our website on WWW.GTBANKUK.COM , on the right side of the website you will find DOWNLOAD A USEFUL FORM click on it and select the No(5) which is FUND TRANSFER FORM, print out the FUND TRANSFER FORM and fill it out correctly.  This is to avoid any form of complications due to transfer.
 
Be informed that this bank will not be held liable if any complication arise toward your transfer as a false banking detail provided by you on your transfer form, so do make sure that all information's is correct.
 
As soon as you fill out the FUND TRANSFER FORM do return back to us via our fax number as stated above Fax: +447 092 887 134 or via email attachment, you are advised to act fast on this instruction to avoid delay on your fund transfer, remember this is your United Nations Grant Allocation Benefit Fund.
 
For more information you can contact us on the email addresses stated below or you can send us a fax on the above stated fax number or call Tel: +447 024 058 745.
Cordially
 
 
Mr. Wright L. Morgan.
Remit. Director, GTB London. UK.
Tel: +447 024 058 745
E-mail: gtb.international.remmitance@gmail.com

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