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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: georgeuegobia@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:54:18 +0800
Subject: Attention; The Fund Beneficiary.

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Plot 109 Jerry Gana Close, Victoria Island,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Office Tel:+234 1-4548293
Cell: 234-818-2690172

Attn. The Fund Beneficiary,

I am Mr. George U. Egobia, ATM Head of Operation Department Guaranty Trust
Bank Nigeria PLC, I resumed to this office on the 5th of last Month and during
my official research last week I discovered an abandoned ATM Master card
valued sum of $10.5Million with card number 5321452123409380 belonging to you
as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.

I tried to know why this card have not been released to you but I was told
that the formal ATM head of operation who left this office two months ago
withhold your card for his own personal use without knowing that I will not
approve or support him to take your card.

Your ATM MASTER CARD is Valued, Active and can be Access and confirm from your
bank or through your telephone to know the credited amount in your ATM MASTER
CARD. Every ATM master card genuinely issued by any bank must have an ATM
account in the name of the ATM card beneficiary for proper confirmation, So
your ATM master card is originally issued by our bank GTBank and we have an
account in your name for your ATM card which you can confirm through your
telephone.

I will send your ATM master card information including your Card Pin Code as
soon as you declare your choice of receiving your ATM card so as to enable you
use your telephone to confirm the Active and the credited amount in your ATM
card before coming down to pick up your ATM card in my bank or shipping it to
your address through courier shipment service company.

Now that your ATM Master card is still available for you to pick it up here in
our bank. I want to know how you wish to receive your ATM card along with your
four digits pin code number?

You can come down here in our bank to pick up your card direct from my office
or alternatively it can be send to your address through any registered
reliable courier service company, but you will take care of the courier
charge, I don’t know the cost of shipping the card to you but if you permit me
I can make an inquiry from the courier shipment company to find out the cost,
but in that case you will be required to forward to me your telephone number
and shipment address to enable me find out the shipment cost to your location.

Your direct telephone number and address will be needed and more details of
your ATM Master card payment will be made known to you as soon as I receive
your swift positive response, to enable you know your daily withdrawal amount
from your ATM Master Card.

Do not hesitate to call me on +234 1-4548293 or 234-818-2690172 as soon as you
read this mail.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. George U. Egobia,
GTBank Management
Office Tel:+234 1-4548293
Cell: 234-818-2690172

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