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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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Fraud email example:

From: alexsullivan604@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:08:05 +0000
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZED HER TO CLAIM YOUR FUND?

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5Wju8d2iyPhTXDXi2jZzFOInfBojbjPijw3lTgqkdl8FQlg/viewform?vc
OFFICE OF MR PETER BROWN
GUARANTY TRUST BANK GHANA
TEL: +233592883063.
DATE: 1/5/2021.

ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY, WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY NEW YEAR
BLESSINGS.THIS MASSAGE IS OFFICIALLY DIRECTED TO YOU.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM WITH A
COMMERCIAL BANK IS TO BE RELEASED,VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER(KTT)WIRE TRANSFER
TO YOU THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN EUROPE.IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT AN
ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE COMMENCED WITH A FORMAL MEETING,BUT DUE
TO THE TIME FACTOR AND THE URGENCY THIS MATTER REQUIRES,PLEASE BEAR WITH ME
FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL.MEAN WHILE I RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM A LADY BY NAME MRS. MUNIR ROSARIO WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
CLAIMING THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND SHE IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN.


PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU,SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS INHERITANCE INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS
WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION
BELOW FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM VALUED
US$10M DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS
FUND PAYMENT IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF DEPOSITED BY AN
AMERICAN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH FEW YEARS AGO.

1. YOUR NAME/ADDRESS:..........................
2. YOUR AGE/SEX:...............................
3. YOUR COUNTRY/TELEPHONE:.....................
4. YOUR OCCUPATION:............................
5. YOUR BANK DETAILS:..........................

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE DETAILS,WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL
NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS WHO HANDLES ALL FOREIGN
COMPENSATION CLAIM.WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS. MUNIR ROSARIO ,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE
WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

MR PETER BROWN.(NEW FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT GUARANTY TRUST BANK GH)
NOTE:ALL FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE/REPLIES SHOULD COME THROUGH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:gtbank_paymentunit96@aol.com

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