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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: Alice Chen <chenalice972@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 13:59:27 +0100
Subject: info

FROM THE DESK OF DIRECTOR.

MANAGING DIRECTOR GUARANTEE TRUST BANK PLC



ATTN: FUND BENEFICARY



BE INFORM THIS MORNING WE RECEIVE EMAIL MESSAGE FROM ONE MR JAMES LYNCH
FROM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO CLAIM TO BE YOUR BUSINESS

ASSOCIATE AND HE TOLD US THAT YOU JUST DIED OF COVID 19 LAST MONTH AND HE
SAID THAT WE SHOULD TRANSFER YOUR $20.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO
THIS NEW BANK ACCOUNT HE

FORWARD BELOW



BANK NAME BANK OF AMERICA

ACCOUNT NAME JAMES LYNCH

ACCOUNT NUMBER 2289543760

ROUT NUMBER 56007



SO SIR IF YOU ARE ALIVE AND YOU NEVER AUTHORIZE OR PERMITTED THIS

REQUEST THEN GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID WRONG TRANSFER OF YOUR
MONEY INTO THIS BANK



ACCOUNT AS WE THE GUARANTEE TRUST BANK PLC WILL NOT HELP RESPONSIBLE FOR
WRONG TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY



ALSO MR JAMES LYNCH HAS SWORN AN AFFIDAVIT THEREBY MAKING HIM THE

RIGHTFUL BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THIS MONEY.



THANKS

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