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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: "Garry Hills" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <garryhills863@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:52:29 -0700
Subject: ***SPAM*** The New Manager..

Greetings,

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc reaffirmed its position recently making me the New Bank Manager,
The leading global brand with its recent recognition as the “Best Bank for CSR in Europe,
Middle East” This position was given based on our collective efforts and hard work to the growth
of the bank “In recent years, during an annual comprehensive audit we found the sum of about
9.5 million dollars lie dormant, we decided to contact you to know if you are willing to reactivate
this account then have the money remitted into your personal account, so we can create an
online bank account and also give an instruction in which you will have to follow to facilitate
your funds immediately within 24 hours, Provide the following information below:

Full Name..
Address..
Phone number..
ID card..

Best Regards
Garry Hills,

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