419 scam: "Mrs. Sarah Mills"<sarahmills@workmail.com> RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITH US$12, 500,000.00

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- infolloydbank@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sarah Mills" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sarahlloydbank@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:58:07 -0800
Subject: RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITH US$12, 500,000.00

>From the Desk of Mrs. Sarah Mills
Lloyd Bank London
United Kingdom

Dearest Customer,

RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITH US$12, 500,000.00

The management of Lloyds Bank United Kingdom writes to inform you of your long over due payment that has been lying with our treasury department waiting for final disbursement to its genuire accredited beneficiary.

With regards to the on-going overdue payments which was confirmed by our Legal Department of here in United Kingdom, you are hereby directed to contact Mr. Calvin Stokes for immediate processing of your file/ payment. Do well to contact the operational officer in charge as below:

Contact Person: Calvin Stokes
Email: infolloydbank@yahoo.co.jp
Tel:+44-203-608-7598
Fax:+44-203-318-6373

Note that the management of Lloyds bank will no longer be held liable for further delay of your payment due to your own negligence. The following informations are
needed in order to proceed with your file processing.

Full Name:
Occupation:
Home Address:
Country:
Mobile Phone:
Bank Details:

Lastly, we have a stipulated date given to us to submit our report back to the world bank and the international monitoring bureau hence you are expected to expediate
action as well as to comply with their directives.

Once again congratulations.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Sarah Mills
Chief executive officer

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