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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: a71em <a71em@qatar.net.qa>
Reply-To: mr.andrew.b@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:20:55 +0500
Subject: MY GOOD FRIEND




Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Andrew Bailey, The Computing Account Auditor of the Lloyds TSB England. On the Month of January 2009 last year, My Bank committee on Inheritance settlements approved and disbursed over £100,000,000.00 Pounds Drafts to foreign Heirs of Late depositors’ funds in my Bank all over United Kingdom. Payment to beneficiaries were successful paid legitimately from last year to this present day of the year 2010.This shows that beneficiaries whose relations died and left over monies in their accounts with the Lloyds Bank TSB London has been paid successfully.
But there is still a single remaining unclaimed Payment Draft File worth £3,500,000.00 Million Pounds sterling outstanding in my bank office Beneficiaries files which were never claimed by anyone. I have checked all files and investigated this payment but I found out there is no person to claim this remaining Draft worth £3,500,000.00 million pounds.

All our investigation to get to the relations of this unclaimed payment is not fruitful and if  this money is not claimed before End of December 2010, my Bank will revert the money to the United Kingdom Government Revenue Account and then I will lose this opportunity.
I am contacting you to cooperate with me as a foreigner to claim this money. I will replace your name as the Heir of the Money and file your name as the Heir of the £3,500,000 Million pounds to you as the next of kin because you are a Foreigner. My Bank will release this payment to you as soon as I provide them with your information.
We will share this money by 50/50 each after you have received the money into your bank account safely. This transaction is very safe and 100\25 Risk free. Do not disclose this secret to anyone. Reply back to me immediately.

Send me E-mail via  mr.andrew.b@hotmail.com
Contact No: +447 0142 366 68
Best Regards,
Mr. Andrew Bailew
Bank auditor
Lloyds bank of London
England.



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