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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: "nelson richards" <nelsonrichards159@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nelsonrichards10@uku.co.uk
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:53:22 -0700
Subject: Lloyds TSB Group plc


Lloyds TSB Group plc
25 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HN

Attns

Briefly, I am Nelson Richards a citizen of London and work as a Finance
director with Lloyds Bank Tsb London.

I discovered a dormant account in my office, as the Finance director with
Lloyds bank London . It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth
{£10,700,000} Ten million seven hundred GB Pounds Sterling to an account
offshore. If you can be a collaborator to this please indicate interest
immediately for us to proceed.

Remember this is absolutely confidential and I will be in trouble as well as
lose my precious job if Things Go wrong.

Il will need the following information from you.
1) Your Full Name:------------------------- -------
2)Occupation:----------------- --------------------
3) Your Address:---------------------- -------------
4) Your Telephone Number:-----------------------
5) Your Fax Number:----------------------- --------
6) Your Mobile Number:----------------------- -----
7) The Name of the Closest Airport to your:------
8)City of Residence:-------------------- ---------------------
9)Account to received the money:------------------------ --
There is practically no risk involved; it will be simple Bank- to-Bank
transfer.
I hope you understand my situation.
Regard,
Nelson Richard

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