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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: =?iso-8859-1?b?R1RCYW5rrg==?= Information Desk
<info@gtbank-online.net>
Reply-To: managing_director@gtbank-online.net
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:09:12 +0000
Subject: Urgent Notification



=A9 GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC

GTBank=AE Information Desk
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc,
Plot 1669, Oyin Jolayemi Street,
Victoria-Island, Lagos, Nigeria.=A0 =A0

Good day to you,

URGENT NOTIFICATION

We are directed to inform you of a recent development by the embassy.

We received details of your family inheritance fund worth over 5.7
million USD
in the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc.

The fund left behind by your late relative Engineer Anthony is kept
in trust
with the GTBank with current account number: 3600027192292GTMT

Please contact the Managing Director, Mr. Tayo Aderinokun,
(managing_director@gtbank-online.net) Guaranty Trust Bank Plc for
more details
and procedures for claim as the legitimate next of kin / relative to
handle the
immediate wire transfer of the fund to your family.

Accept our warm regards.

Signed,

Management
GTBank

____________________________________________________________________________=
____________________________________________
=A9 Copyright 2010 GTBANK PLC.=AE

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc is authorized and regulated by the Financial
Services
Authority. All information passed between You and Guaranty Trust Bank
Plc when
using our online services is sent using secure industry standard
encryption-
128-bit SSL technology and is intended for the recipient only.

This message is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or
entity(ies) to
which it is addressed and contains information that is privileged,
confidential
and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying,
distribution,
or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance
thereon) is
STRICTLY PROHIBITED, if you received this transmission in error,
please
immediately notify the sender by replying to this email and destroy
the material
in its entirety, whether it is electronic or hard copy format.

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc=AE is a registered trade mark

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