In a world of over 7 billion people and a country of over 170 million there is every likelihood that you could still find a lot of gullible people in Nigeria. With the advent of internet banking, mobile banking and ATMs Nigerian depositors are also now at risk of being targeted by 419ers.There is no other reason why 419 still exists if not because some people still fall for their lies no matter how stupid they might sound.
We indeed have just seen a very stupid one, thank to a Nairametrics subscriber who gladly decided to share with us. {See how they use GT Bank as the name of the sender and the email address it self something totally unrelated to GT Bank.}
From:”GTBank” <z1713987@students.niu.edu>
Date:Thu, 18 Jun, 2015 at 21:53
Subject:PERMANENT BANK ACCOUNT TERMINATION—
PERMANENT BANK ACCOUNT TERMINATION
Dear Valued Customer;Your Account will be disabled from transacting in 48 hrs with failure
to register for your Unique Identification Number as directed by
Central Bank Of Nigeria.Register here: https://bit.ly/1RbLE7sFailure to register will result in Permanent Account Termination as
this is a Mandatory Online Registration process.Guaranty Trust Notification Service
GTBANK © 2015.
When you click on the link this is what you see
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