419 scam: "Mr. Lord Blackwell." <robertsdavid197@yahoo.com.ph> ATTENTION PLEASE?

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lloydsbankinggroupinfo8@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Lord Blackwell." <robertsdavid197@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: lloydsbankinggroupinfo8@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:51:54 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE?

Greetings,

Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via E-mail.

I'm Mr. Lord Blackwellfrom Lloyds banking Group United Kingdom. I saw your profile and I want

to invest in your country. You can view my website and contact me for more details

http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/about_us/directors/board_directors.asp

I'm Mr. Lord Blackwell from Lloyds banking Group United Kingdom; This is reason why am contacting

you in this venture is because I need to invest the fund in any of the following sectors:

oil/Gas, banking, real estate, stock speculation and mining, transportation, health sector and

tobacco, Communication Services, Agriculture Forestry & Fishing, thus any sector, to provide him

with a reliable investment partner.

It will be great if I partner with you for a mutual and long term benefit in near future in good

faith, honesty and transparency which is the MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THIS VENTURE

If you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any of the mentioned business

sectors or any other business in your country, Please write me for possible business

co-operation. More so, we are ready to facilitate and fund any business that is capable of

generating minimum of 10% annual return on investment (AROI) Joint Venture partnership.

I have an amount in Excess of One Hundred & Fifty Million Pounds (£150,000.000.00) only, which

has been lying, For over 8years plus now unclaimed belonging to a "dead customer" Mr. John Paul

Getty from United States of America who died on Apr. 17, 2003 after a brief illness in London

Hospital(BBC News), Visit the web site below for confirmation;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk/2956897.stm It is only me and 1 other top Management

staff knows about the money and if the money reaches 12 years, it will Automatically move to the

Bank Vault {Lloyds banking Group United Kingdom} as "UNCLAIMED FUND".

I am confident that you will give your consideration to this proposal and respond positively

within a short period of time. I am available to discuss this proposal with you and to answer any

questions you may have in regard to this fund.

I will secure all Documentations to back your claims and also as an insider, all the documents

that the bank may require as proof from you, will be arranged from here which will be sent to you

ASAP!

Give your positive response to this proposal; I will not hesitate in sending you the details

information of this business.

This transaction is 100% RISK FREE. I look forward to discussing this opportunity further with

you.

Please reply to my private email if you are interested reply asap

(lloydsbankinggroupinfo8@yahoo.co.uk).

Thanks and very best regards.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Lord Blackwell.

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