419 scam: Llyods Bank <llyods_bank_tsb@yahoo.co.uk> FROM TSB LLOYDS

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Llyods Bank <llyods_bank_tsb@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: tsb_llyods@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 02:42:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM TSB LLOYDS

Lloyds tsb Customer, 2011 Update

Dear Sir,

THIS TO INFORM YOU THE RECEIPT OF A FUND TRANSFER IN
YOUR NAME AS THE SOLE BENEFICIARY OF SUCH FUND FROM
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) IN AFRICA, AND THE SAID FUND HAS BEEN DEPOSITED INTO AN ESCROW ACCOUNT OF OUR BANK HERE IN ENGLAND.

A DIRECT TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER T/T OF THE FUND AS
RECEIVED WILL BE EFFECTED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS
SOON AS WE HEAR FROM YOU.

ON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL ENDEAVOUR TO RECONFIRM YOUR
BANK DETAILS FOR THE DIRECT TRANSFER AND YOUR DIRECT
FAX AND PHONE NUMBERS AS YOU FILL AND RETURN OUR FORM TO BE SENT YOU.

Thank you for using LLOYDS TSB BANK

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Mr. Anderson Murphy,
FOR LLOYDS TSB.

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