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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 TSB U.K" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <transfer@e-lloydstbsbk.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:03:10 -0800
Subject: Lloyds Account/Bond Liquidation.

Lloyds TSB Offshore
Registered Office:
25 Gresham Street London,
EC2V 7HN,United Kingdom.



+447053826392



Attn:



You are cordially informed that a Vincent Odipo Charity Trust Fund Bond of 76,000,000 USD has been deposited in our reputable bank in a trust account in your name and to enable these bonds be liquidated to cash and allocated to you.


You are required to open an on-line account with our bank and provide a copy of your International Passport or Driver's License to activate your
account for deposit and transfer purposes from your new on-line account.


Note: You have less than 48 hours to apply for your account to enhance the liquidation of this Charity Bonds as demanded by the banking policy of the bank, so get back to me with your personal details, so the website of the bank can be sent to you to proceed with the on-line application.



Thanks,


Fredrick Brown
Lloyds TSB U.K

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