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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: "INFO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maildirect@mynet.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 12:49:18 +0100
Subject: FROM LLOYD BANK OF ENGLAND!!!!!CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF MY EMAIL TO YOU

LLOYDS BANK PLC LONDON
10 Southwark Street ,
London Bridge , London - UK
SE1 1TT,RC: 121878
Tel:+44-702-4052313
Our Ref: NTB/WESTMIN/INTER-2010
Your Ref: Affidavit: AFX 076GD7B24

Attn:

Dear Customer,

This is to notify you that Central Bank in collaboration with Bank Of England had contracted Lloyds Bank Plc for a (Commercial Restructuring)to release your immediate part payment sum of US$4,000,000.00 for this quarter of the fiscal year 2010 without further delay.
With the information on my desk, I was made to understand that you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your funds which has been delayed. Please, from now hence forth stop further communication with any person(s) from any part of Africa,Europe or Asia.
You are not to pay any charges to receive your payment anymore as you have meet up with the whole requirements. Your representatives will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk. Please be warned!!!!

The only thing required from you is to forward your Non-Resident Clearance Certificate/Receipt to this office, so that this office can file the document with our WIRE DEPARTMENT for the urgent release of your part payment sum of US$4Million.
The Central Bank and Bank Of England had paid our bank for handling/processing your part payment for this fiscal year. As soon as we receive the above document, we shall effect your part payment wire transfer immediately without delay.
Will you follow our directives, your funds will reflect in your bank account within 24hours from the date we receive the document.Do not respond to any correspondence again from any person(s)but only to this Bank.To facilitate the release of your part payment sum of US$4Million, you are required as a matter of urgency to forward your Non Resident Clearance Certificate as requested above through my email address as follows:lloydbankplc11@airsoftmail.com.

Congratulations!

Prince Paul Howard.
Payment Coordinator.
Lloyds Bank Plc London
Send your Respond to this Private Email Address:lloydbankplc11@airsoftmail.com

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