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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: "ANITA FREW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anitafrew1013@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:08:53 +0100
Subject: PROPOSAL


Hello,
Thanks for accepting my email regarding my business proposal to you, I know this will come as a surprise to you but let me formally introduce myself to you.I am Anita Frew Independent Director at Lloyds Bank. I am contacting you concerning an abandoned sum of £22,500,000.00 GBP. In June 2006, A customer called (James Wangchuk) a foreign contractor with Royal Dutch Plc came to our bank for business discussions and investment, As the officer in charge of his transaction then, I encouraged him to consider various growth of funds with prime ratings. Then he invested Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds only. Based on my advice, we were able to spin the initial deposit with profit and interest to £22.5 million Great British Pounds. After few months; My bank (Lloyds Bank) sent several notice to him without response and unfortunately, my client died in a car crash along with his nuclear family at France while on sabbatical in the summer of 2008, may their soul rest in peace. He died without

It is quite clear now that our dear client died with no known or identifiable family member. According to practice, the Private banking sector will by the end of this year broadcast a request for statement of claim to Lloyds Bank, failing to receive viable claims they will probably revert the deposit to the Management of Lloyds Bank. This will result the money entering the Lloyds Bank accounting system and the portfolio will be out of my hands and out of the private banking division. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of Ten {10} years the funds will revert to the ownership of the United Kingdom Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Now, I am prepared to give the necessary details to you as the closest surviving relation of our deceased customer (James Wangchuk). I am also proposing that after a successful execution of the business deal, the funds will be shared in the ratio 40/60. You will get 40% and I will be entitled to 60% as the initiator of the deal. You know that I must have done my home work already before contacting you. Although the project is capital intensive, I know I will be able to pull it through following proper banking and legal Channels with your assistance at your end. I will tidy up the legal aspect with the assistance of a lawyer who will prepare all the documents that will be needed to transfer the money from The United Kingdom to your country. Once more, I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this mail and forget I ever contacted you, I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive; do not destroy my career. Opportunities like this only comes once in a lifetime. I am a fam

If you give me positive signals on my email :anitafrew1013@gmail.com, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish to inform you that should you not contact me via official personnel else I will deny knowing you and about this project. You can also check on my biography from this link as well http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/our-group/directors/ you can also call our official line +0845 3000 000 but do not talk about this transaction or I may deny knowing you, when you call? Ask of Anita Frew (Lloyds Bank) and if I am on seat, then your call shall be transfer to me, what I will want you to do is to abolish the call before I talk because my official line are not secured means to reach me bearing in mind, the nature of this transaction, because they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management.
I await your response.
Best Regards

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