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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 <banktsbllyods@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 12:44:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Ref17/10/2020 Your Quick Attention/Happy New Week/ Month Sir

RE: Notice: Your Bank Account Details Has Been Changed By Mr.Roy Smith


Attention: Sir,

We hope that you yourself is observing this advise keep distance from others, wash your hands with sanitize. Please & please keep safe yourself from others to avoid contaminating with this evil & demonic disease corona-virus that has killed thousand and still killing thousands all over the world until the stay at home/lock down by your Government is over.

Did you authorized Mr.Roy Smith to claim your unclaimed approved Funds US$15.6Million as your Next of Kin Beneficiary.

We have received instructions to transfer your unclaimed funds approved through the Access Credit Bank Mexico in favor of your Next of Kin Mr.Roy Smith.

As we about to transfer your funds to your nominated account, we received an instruction from Mr.Roy Smith to transfer your funds to your next of kin account in Mexico.

Please get back to us before we transfer the funds to Mexico as instructed by your next of kin.

We will furnish you with more details about your funds transfer as soon as we hear from you.

Thanks for your mutual cooperation.

Remain bless.


Yours faithfully,
Mrs Helen Anderson,
Accounts Supervisor,,
For Tsb lloyds BanK.
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