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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: "Lloyds BANK LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mattcarter@index.hu>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 22:04:40 -0700
Subject: RE:Lloyd's TSB BANK LONDON , COMPENSATION ON LOSSES TO FRAUDSTERS AND ONLINE LOTTERY SCAM( Download the Attached Letter)


Lloyd's TSB LONDON
399 OXFORD STREET LONDON W1C 2BU

E-mail: mattcarter@index.hu
TEL: +44 792 451 4727 2ND MAY 2012
FAX: +44 700 592 1363

ATTN: Beneficiary

RE: COMPENSENTION ON LOSSES TO FRAUDSTERS AND ONLINE LOTTERY SCAM

This is to officially inform you that the sum of US$500,000:00 has been approved for transfer into your account, this is the outcome of a meeting between the Government of Nigeria and the Metropolitan Police London, to compensate you on your losses to Fraudsters in Nigeria and Online Lottery scam here in UK, You are therefore advised to contact our Executive Director, Foreign Operations, Mr. MATT CARTER whose photograph is attached for security reason, on his Tel: No: +44 792 451 4727, E-mail: mattcarter@index.hu for more directives. Equally, note that you may be required to forward your bank information’s including copies of your international passport or driving license for identification. We would appreciate your urgent response regarding the above information’s, as this will enable our bank to treat with urgency. Note: call me as soon as you receive this Email message on my telephone. And for security reasons whenever you call me always ask whoever that picks the phone
to reconfirm my telephone number
NOTE:
This must be made clear to you, that there is no prepayment, you are not going to pay any charges/tax.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Yours faithfully.

MATT CARTER
Foreign Operations Manager Lloyds TSB LONDON

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