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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: "Mr. Philip Wall" <philipwall75@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: philip_wall@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:54:18 +0800
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY

From: Mr.Philip Wall
Group Finance Director of
Lloyd s Banking Group
25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN
www.lloydsbankinggroup.com

Good day,

I am Mr. Philip Wall, the Group Finance Director of Lloyd s Banking Group. My contacting you is based on a secret discovery of a dormant account with a total sum of $85,000,000.00 [EIGHTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS] during our Bank\'s Annual Year Account Auditing.

Since the death of the deceased, nobody has operated in this account till date. Moreover, this account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it.
Definitely, the banking law and guideline stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after three years, the money will be confiscated and transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. I earnestly need your full cooperation in transferring this money out of our bank to avoid our bank confiscating this fund.

HOW THE TRANSACTION CAN BE HANDLED: It will be in my interest to work and finish this transaction with you. If you can be a collaborator given me your trust to finish this transaction successfully.

Most importantly, you will be required to:

(1). Act as the original beneficiary of the funds.

(2). Receive the funds into a business/private bank account.

(3). At the completion of this transaction, the sharing rates shall be 60% for me, 30% for you while 10% will be used after the conclusion of the transaction, to settle all foreign expenses.

Please indicate your positive interest immediately for us to proceed if not please ignore, I will then fly to meet you in your home country for sharing and investing the funds, after we have jointly transfer the funds into your bank account. Remember this transaction is absolutely confidential because my Bank does not know about it. Get back to me through my private email: philipwall042@gmail.com For more details and steps to take.

Thanks for Your Cooperation.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Philip Wall



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