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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 plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <acess_bnk@yahoo.se>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 19:18:41 +1300
Subject: Re: Compensation Payment Alert !!!

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

We instructed and mandated by the present government administration in
Nigeria to pay your fund of US$12.8 MILLION,which is long overdue.
This instruction by the government is in line with the fight against
corruption which has brought bad name and has painted Nigeria and her
citizens black
in the international comity.

Therefore, we can pay you via BANK to BANK ONLINE WIRE TRANSFER OR VIA
ATM CARD which you can use in ATM MACHINE in the world.
Please cooperate with us to serve you better. Thanks as I wait to hear
from you soon, reply through my official email address:
verificationcenter@minister.com

Regards,
Ugo Frank,
Director,
Foreign Remittance
Guaranty Trust Bank plc
Email Address: verificationcenter@minister.com

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