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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: keiththomaswalter92@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:21:22 +0000
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZED HER TO CLAIM YOUR FUND?

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScC0H_gQrKyyJEVTBXagZSicyt2E7vZtG6KeZZ8JM9L48w55A/viewform?vc
OFFICE OF MR. PETER BROWN
GUARANTY TRUST BANK GHANA
TEL: +233592883063.
DATE: 12/18/2020.

ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY, 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.

BEST REGARDS
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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