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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: "Gulf International Bank BSC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gregga@m-baxter.890m.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 02:07:54 +0800
Subject: Re: Donor and RepreGulf International Bank BSC

ATTENTION,

I received your mail of enquiry and confirms to you that i am the sender
of the said mail with the Donor and RepreGulf International Bank BSC,
New York have acknowledged your contact information as the appointed
representative and next beneficiary in line to receive the One
Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollar (USD $ 1.2 Million)
deposited in our bank by late Mr. John Henry Ricardo. I hereby
with this notice commence the said fund reclaiming process in your favor
as beneficiary. As the next-of-kin to it..

With this mail is the Donor and Representative application and
registration form to be completed by you.

1.Your full name: .............

2.Your full residential address: ............

3.Your direct private telephone number:...............

4.Your date of birth and:..................

5.Your nationality:................

6.your sex:..........................

7.your occupation work:......................

8.you private email address:........


Which you are mandated to forward back to me on completion to create the
fund transmission file with Credit Department, Treasury Department,
Settlements and Foreign Exchange Department respectively for them to
proceed with the fund remittance.

A copy of an affidavit to be sworn by in a high or lower court declaring
that your late father, Mr. John Henry Ricardo. during his life
time and also attesting that he contently appointed you to represent him
out of her free conscience is required on sending back the filled copy
of Donor and Representative application and registration form back to me.

Your swift response in fulfilling this guideline will be appreciated as
we had earlier pledged

NOTE: Please provide without error in the section D part of the form,
your nominated bank account details where the fund will be transferred
into, on completing this registration.
Sincerely,
Gregga Baxter
(Branch Manager)
Gulf International Bank BSC
330 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
United States of America
Private E-mail: ( da_neli@yahoo.com )
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