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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: "Sir.Thomas laola" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomlol01@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:54:27 +0100
Subject: Contact Me ASAP

LACAIXA INVESTMENT
LONDON, ENGLAND.
Email:thomlol01@aol.com
telephone:+44 740 486 1063

Dear Beneficiary

RE:PAYMENT OF US$10.5 million

I am Sir.Thomas laola Director, Corporate Services Division and
Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Lacaixa Investment, London, England.
Recently, in our bank your pending fund was brought to
our bank from the FSA in UK to be carried out as a corresponding
bank to bank transfer.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick
this Fund because from time to time the National Lotto Group
auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our
financial update, the earlier you comply with the demands of the
transfer, the faster the action, because when the
auditors arrive and find out that this fund is still in our bank
they will call back the accrued interest to the FSA treasury
account.By the time, i hear from you, I will give you further steps
and requirment for the wire transfer

As a matter of fact we don't have enough time to waste since we have
wasted time already

Contact me back immediately for update..

Yours Sincerely,
Sir.Thomas laola
Director, Laciaxa Investment


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